| zhǐ | only/merely/just/but |
| zhǐ | but/only |
| zhī | classifier for birds and certain animals, one of a pair, some utensils, vessels etc |
| 只 | only merely just |
| 只不过 | only merely nothing but |
| 只不过几年前 | only a few years ago just a few years ago |
| 只争朝夕 | make good use of one's time |
| 只可意会 | understand by thinking |
| 只可意会，不可言传 | can be understood, but not described (idiom, from Zhuangzi 莊子|庄子); mysterious and subtle |
| 只因 | Used to connect a compound sentence of cause and effect to indicate the only reason. |
| 只好 | without any better option to have to to be forced to |
| 只字不提 | not to mention (idiom); to say not one word fig. to omit mention (of a non-person or embarrassing topic) to censor |
| 只字词组 | fragments of writing; a brief note or letter |
| 只当 | just think |
| 只得 | to have no alternative but to to be obliged to |
| 只怕 | I'm afraid that... perhaps maybe |
| 只是 | merely simply only |
| 只有 | only |
| 只欠东风 | all we need is an east wind (idiom); lacking only one tiny crucial item |
| 只消 | only need |
| 只知其一，不知其二 | to know the first, but not know the second (idiom); only partial information |
| 只管 | solely engrossed in one thing just (one thing, no need to worry about the rest) simply |
| 只能 | can only obliged to do sth to have no other choice |