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)
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