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Chinese Character/Word:
Definition(s) for: 只能
| Hanzi | Pinyin | Definition(s) |
|---|---|---|
| 只能 | zhǐ néng | - can only - obliged to do sth - to have no other choice |
List Ranking for: 只能
Where rank 1 is most common, and higher numbers are less common.
| HSK 2 Level (2012) | HSK 3 Band (2025) | SUBTLEX-CH | BeijingUni Global | BeijingUni Weibo |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| - | 3 | 1,104 | 645 | 470 |
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 |
| 能 | néng | - surname Neng |
| 能 | néng | - can - to be able to - might possibly - ability - (physics) energy |
Other Words Containing 只能
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 (2025) | SUBTLEX-CH | BeijingUni Global | BeijingUni Weibo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 只能 | - | 3 | 1,104 | 645 | 470 |