仅 (jǐn) — only; merely; barely
Definition
Formal/written 'only, merely' — stronger than the everyday 只 and near-synonym 仅仅. Mostly seen in prose and formal speech.
adverb
onlymerelybarely
Easily confused
- 傻shǎlook-alikefoolish, stupid, silly
- 尽jǐnsound-alike(adverb) to the greatest extent, as much as possible
- 双shuānglook-alike(classifier) pair (for things that come in twos: shoes, socks, hands, etc.)
- 紧jǐnsound-alike(adjective) tight, tight-fitting (of clothes, shoes, etc.)
- 反fǎnlook-alike(adjective / adverb) opposite; contrary; in reverse
- 化huàlook-alike(suffix) -ize; -ification; to make into a certain state
Examples
- 仅。Wǒ jǐn yòng le yí gè xiǎo shí jiù wán chéng le rèn wu.I finished the task in only an hour.
- 仅。Tā jǐn kàn le wǒ yì yǎn jiù zǒu le.She just glanced at me and left.
- 仅，。Zhè jǐn shì gè kāi shǐ, nǐ hái yǒu hěn duō shì yào zuò.This is merely the beginning; you still have a lot to do.
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