仅仅 (jǐn jǐn) — only; merely | TongTong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

仅仅 (jǐn jǐn) means 'only, merely' but is more emphatic and formal than the everyday 只 (zhǐ). It stresses that the amount or scope is very small or insufficient. 仅 (jǐn) has the same meaning but is slightly less emphatic than the reduplicated 仅仅.

adverb

onlymerely

Examples

仅仅。
Wǒ jǐn jǐn huā le shí kuài qián.
I only spent ten yuan.
仅仅。
Tā jǐn jǐn xué le sān gè yuè Hànyǔ.
He only studied Chinese for three months.
仅仅。
Wǒ jǐn jǐn xiǎng kànkan.
I just want to take a look.

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