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Chinese Character/Word:

Definition(s) for: 只有

Hanzi Pinyin Definition(s)
只有 zhǐ yǒu - only have ...
- there is only ...
- (used in combination with 才[cai2]) it is only if one ... (that one can ...) (Example: 只有通過治療才能痊愈|只有通过治疗才能痊愈[zhi3 you3 tong1 guo4 zhi4 liao2 cai2 neng2 quan2 yu4] "the only way to cure it is with therapy")
- it is only ... (who ...) (Example: 只有男性才有此需要[zhi3 you3 nan2 xing4 cai2 you3 ci3 xu1 yao4] "only men would have such a requirement")
- (used to indicate that one has no alternative) one can only (do a certain thing) (Example: 只有屈服[zhi3 you3 qu1 fu2] "the only thing you can do is give in")

List Ranking:

Where rank 1 is most common, and higher numbers are less common.

HSK 2 Level (2012) HSK 3 Band (2022) SUBTLEX-CH BeijingUni Global BeijingUni Weibo
- 3 486 263 244

Individual Character Breakdown:

Simp Pinyin Eng
zhī- variant of 隻|只[zhi1]
zhǐ- only; merely; just
zhǐ- variant of 只[zhi3]
zhī- grain that has begun to ripen
zhǐ- variant of 只[zhi3]
zhī- classifier for birds and certain animals, one of a pair, some utensils, vessels etc
yǒu- to have; there is
- (bound form) having; with; -ful; -ed; -al (as in 有意[you3yi4] intentional)

Other Words Containing 只有

Sorted by the 'SUBTLEX-CH' rank because that seems like the most reliable. Words without a SUBTLEX-CH rank are ignored for being too rare.

Word HSK 2 Level (2012) HSK 3 Band (2022) SUBTLEX-CH BeijingUni Global BeijingUni Weibo
只有 - 3 486 263 244