Welcome to ChineseFrequencyDictionary.com. Enter a Chinese character or compound Chinese word to lookup. If a valid dictionary entry is found, frequency information will be shown below:
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 |
|---|---|---|
| 只 | zhī | - variant of 隻|只[zhi1] |
| 只 | zhǐ | - only; merely; just |
| 只 | zhǐ | - variant of 只[zhi3] |
| 只 | zhī | - grain that has begun to ripen |
| 只 | zhǐ | - variant of 只[zhi3] |
| 只 | zhī | - classifier for birds and certain animals, one of a pair, some utensils, vessels etc |
| 有 | 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 |