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Merely in Chinese: 只是 (zhǐ shì)

zhǐ shì

merely

HSK 3.0 Level 31 example sentence

Definitions

  1. 1merely; only; just; nothing but
  2. 2simply
  3. 3but; however

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Zhuyin

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ㄓˇ

zhǐ

ㄓ/ zhˇ/ third tone

ㄕˋ

shì

ㄕ/ shˋ/ fourth tone

Example sentences

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  • 我只是想问一个问题。

    wǒ zhǐ shì xiǎng wèn yí gè wèn tí。

    I just want to ask one question.

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Related words

是

shì

to be (followed by substantives only)

只

zhǐ

only

但是

dàn shì

but

还是

hái shi

still (as before)

总是

zǒng shì

always

可是

kě shì

but

于是

yú shì

thereupon

只好

zhǐ hǎo

to have no other option but to ...

只要

zhǐ yào

if only

凡是

fán shì

each and every

是否

shì fǒu

whether (or not)

要是

yào shi

(coll.) if

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