只 (隻) zhī

1. zhī measure word measure word for birds and certain animals, one of a pair, etc
   Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语 , Subdomain: Quantity
   Notes: Traditional: 隻; Often used where a more specific measure word like 匹, 头, 峰, or 条 cannot be used (Sun 2006, loc. 1788; Guoyu '隻' n; Kroll 2015 '隻' 2, p. 605; Unihan '隻'; XHZD '只' zhī 1, p. 976)
2. zhī adjective single
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: Traditional: 隻; in the sense of 单一 (Guoyu '隻' adj 2; Kroll 2015 '隻' 1a, p. 605; Unihan '隻'; XHZD '只' zhī 2, p. 976)
3. zhǐ adjective lone; solitary
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: Traditional: 隻; in the sense of 孤独 (Guoyu '隻' adj 1; Unihan '隻')
4. zhī noun a single bird
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: Traditional: 隻 (Kroll 2015 '隻' 1, p. 605)
5. zhī adjective unique
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: Traditional: 隻; in the sense of 独特 (Guoyu '隻' adj 3)
6. zhǐ adverb only
   Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语 , Subdomain: Function Words
   Notes: Traditional: 只; in the sense of 仅 (Guoyu '只' adv; Unihan '只'; XHZD '只' zhǐ 1, p. 979)
7. zhǐ conjunction but
   Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语 , Subdomain: Function Words
   Notes: Traditional: 只; in the sense of 但 (Guoyu '只' conj)
8. zhǐ particle a particle with no meaning
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文 , Subdomain: Function Words
   Notes: Traditional: 只 (Guoyu '只' particle)
9. zhǐ proper noun Zhi
   Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语 , Subdomain: Names , Concept: Surname 姓氏
   Notes: Traditional: 只 (Guoyu '只' n)

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• 万水千山只等闲(萬水千山只等閒) thousands of rivers and mountains are barriers slight
• 睁只眼闭只眼(睜隻眼閉隻眼) to turn a blind eye
• 检疫船只(檢疫船隻) ship in quarantine
• 仅只(僅只) only
• 只见树木不见森林(只見樹木不見森林) unable to see the wood for the trees; only able to see isolated details, and not the bigger picture
• 跳一只脚(跳一隻腳) to hop on one leg
• 万事俱备，只欠东风(萬事俱備，只欠東風) everything is ready, all we need is an east wind; lacking only one tiny crucial item
• 三只手(三隻手) pickpocket
• 只得 have no alternative but to
• 只许州官放火，不许百姓点灯(只許州官放火，不許百姓點燈) only the official is allowed to light the fire; Gods may do what cattle may not
• 睁一只眼闭一只眼(睜一隻眼閉一隻眼) to turn a blind eye
• 只消 to only need; it only takes
• 只限于(只限於) to be limited to
• 可擦写可编程只读存储器(可擦寫可編程只讀存儲器) EPROM (erasable programmable read-only memory)
• 不只 not only; not merely
• 斗酒只鸡(斗酒隻雞) a chicken and a bottle of wine; ready to make an offering to the deceased, or to entertain guests
• 天下无难事，只怕有心人(天下無難事，只怕有心人) nothing is difficult on this earth, if your mind is set
• 睁着一只眼(睜著一隻眼) to keep one eye open
• 只怕 I'm afraid that...; perhaps; maybe; very likely
• 只言片语(只言片語) just a word or two; a few isolated phrases
• 万事皆备，只欠东风(萬事皆備，只欠東風) everything is ready, all we need is an east wind; lacking only one tiny crucial item
• 只顾(只顧) preoccupied; engrossed
• 不怕不识货，只怕货比货(不怕不識貨，只怕貨比貨) don't worry about not knowing goods, but about comparing them
• 船只(船隻) ships; vessels
• 只鸡斗酒(隻雞斗酒) a chicken and a bottle of wine; ready to make an offering to the deceased, or to entertain guests
• 只欠东风(只欠東風) all we need is an east wind; lacking only one tiny crucial item
• 灵只(靈祇) a deity
• 只知其一，不知其二 to know the first, but not know the second; only partial information
• 脚踏两只船(腳踏兩隻船) to have a foot in both camps; to have a bet each way; to be having an affair
• 只能 can only; obliged to do something
• 只有 only
• 只说不做(只說不做) to be all talk and no action
• 只管 solely engrossed in one thing; please feel free to
• 只身(隻身) alone; by oneself
• 大只(大隻) big
• 独具只眼(獨具隻眼) to see what others fail to see; to have exceptional insight
• 只不过(只不過) only; merely; nothing but; no more than; it's just that
• 孤身只影(孤身隻影) a lonely body with only a shadow for company; to be all alone
• 形单影只(形單影隻) lonely soul; solitary
• 只要 if only; so long as
• 只字不提(隻字不提) not to mention; to say not one word; to omit mention (of a non-person or embarrassing topic)
• 牛只(牛隻) cow; cattle
• 只是 merely; simply; only ; but ; only because
• 世上无难事，只怕有心人(世上無難事，只怕有心人) there is nothing the determined person can't accomplish; persistence will overcome
• 只可意会，不可言传(只可意會，不可言傳) can be understood, but not described (idiom, from Zhuangzi 莊子|庄子); mysterious and subtle
• 只要功夫深，铁杵磨成针(只要功夫深，鐵杵磨成針) If you work at it hard enough, you can grind an iron bar into a needle.; cf idiom 磨杵成針|磨杵成针, to grind an iron bar down to a fine needle; to persevere in a difficult task

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• 第八十回 Chapter 80 Water Margin 水滸傳 — count: 28
• 第一百十一回 Chapter 111 Water Margin 水滸傳 — count: 26
• 第十九回 Chapter 19 Water Margin 水滸傳 — count: 23
• 第二十回 Chapter 20 Water Margin 水滸傳 — count: 17
• 卷一百〇一　志第四十九:　兵四 Volume 101 Treatises 54: Military 4 History of Yuan 元史 — count: 17
• 第一百十三回 Chapter 113 Water Margin 水滸傳 — count: 16
• 第六十一回 Chapter 61 Journey to the West 西遊記 — count: 15
• 第二十三回 Chapter 23 Water Margin 水滸傳 — count: 14
• 第九十二回 Chapter 92 Journey to the West 西遊記 — count: 12
• 第四十一回 Chapter 41 Water Margin 水滸傳 — count: 11