| 只有 | zhǐ yǒu | only |
| 只 | zhī | classifier for birds and certain animals, one of a pair, some utensils, vessels etc |
| 只 | zhǐ | but; only; merely; just |
| 只是 | zhǐ shì | merely; simply; only; but |
| 只要 | zhǐ yào | if only; so long as |
| 只好 | zhǐ hǎo | without any better option; to have to; to be forced to |
| 只得 | zhǐ dé | to have no alternative but to; to be obliged to |
| 只顾 | zhǐ gù | solely preoccupied (with one thing); engrossed; focusing (on sth); to look after only one aspect |
| 只管 | zhǐ guǎn | solely engrossed in one thing; just (one thing, no need to worry about the rest); simply; by all means; please feel free; do not hesitate (to ask for sth) |
| 只怕 | zhǐ pà | I'm afraid that...; perhaps; maybe; very likely |
| 只身 | zhī shēn | alone; by oneself |
| 只能 | zhǐ néng | can only; obliged to do sth; to have no other choice |
| 只不过 | zhǐ bu guò | only; merely; nothing but; no more than |
| 只不过几年前 | zhǐ bù guò jǐ nián qián | only a few years ago; just a few years ago |
只可意会，
不可言传 | zhǐ kě yì huì ,
bù kě yán chuán | can be understood, but not described (idiom, from Zhuangzi 庄子); mysterious and subtle |
| 只字不提 | zhǐ zì bù tí | not to mention (idiom); to say not one word; fig. to omit mention (of a non-person or embarrassing topic); to censor |
| 只欠东风 | zhǐ qiàn dōng fēng | all we need is an east wind (idiom); lacking only one tiny crucial item |
只知其一，
不知其二 | zhǐ zhī qí yī ,
bù zhī qí èr | to know the first, but not know the second (idiom); only partial information |
只要功夫深，
铁杵磨成针 | zhǐ yào gōng fu shēn ,
tiě chǔ mó chéng zhēn | If you work at it hard enough, you can grind an iron bar into a needle.; cf idiom 磨杵成针, to grind an iron bar down to a fine needle (idiom); fig. to persevere in a difficult task; to study diligently |
| 只见树木不见森林 | zhǐ jiàn shù mù bù jiàn sēn lín | unable to see the wood for the trees; fig. only able to see isolated details, and not the bigger picture |
| 只言片语 | zhǐ yán piàn yǔ | just a word or two (idiom); a few isolated phrases |
只许州官放火，
不许百姓点灯 | zhǐ xǔ zhōu guān fàng huǒ ,
bù xǔ bǎi xìng diǎn dēng | only the official is allowed to light the fire; Gods may do what cattle may not; quod licet Iovi, non licet bovi |
| 只读 | zhǐ dú | read-only (computing) |
| 只限于 | zhǐ xiàn yú | to be limited to |
| 只不过 | zhǐ bù guò | it's just that... |
| 只鸡斗酒 | zhī jī dǒu jiǔ | lit. a chicken and a bottle of wine (idiom); fig. ready to make an offering to the deceased, or to entertain guests |
