只 zhǐ HSK 1

Grammar

只 — only; merely

Stroke order

Example sentences

我 wǒ 只 zhǐ 喝 hē 水 shuǐ

I only drink water.

我 wǒ 只 zhǐ 喝 hē 水 shuǐ 不 bù 喝 hē 酒 jiǔ

I only drink water, not alcohol.

我 wǒ 今天 jīntiān 只 zhǐ 想 xiǎng 在 zài 家 jiā 休息 xiūxi

Today I just want to rest at home.

Grammar note

Can be pronounced zhǐ or zhī depending on its function.

As zhī, it is a very common classifier for animals and certain objects.

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Words from the sentences

我 wǒ I; me 喝 hē to drink 水 shuǐ water 不 bù not 今天 jīntiān today 想 xiǎng think; want; miss 在 zài to be; at; in 家 jiā home; family 休息 xiūxi to rest

HSK1 categories

Adjectives (9) Communication (20) Daily Life (36) Education (25) Family (10) Feelings (6) Food & Drink (20) Grammar (29) Nature (9) Numbers (29) Particles (8) People (16) Places (5) Positions (15) Pronouns (18) Time (29) Transport (5) Verbs (12)

More grammar in HSK1 (28)

对 duì 会 huì 能 néng 要 yào 再 zài 有的 yǒude 正在 zhèngzài 不要 búyào 可以 kěyǐ 哪个 nǎ ge 有些 yǒu xiē 想 xiǎng 哪 nǎ 哪儿 nǎr 那儿 nàr 谁 shéi/shuí 哪里 nǎlǐ 哪些 nǎxiē 什么 shénme 怎么 zěnme 怎么样 zěnmeyàng 和 hé 也 yě 都 dōu 很 hěn 太 tài 有点儿 yǒu diǎn er 一下 yī xià

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