只有

zhǐ yǒu

only have ...; there is only ...

HSK 3

Meanings

zhǐ yǒu

only have ...; there is only ...
(used in combination with 才[cai2]) it is only if ... (that one can ...) (as in 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 (someone) who ... (as in 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 express lack of alternatives) can only; have no choice but to (as in 只有屈服[zhi3 you3 qu1 fu2] "the only thing you can do is give in")

Its characters

In sentences 只有zhǐ yǒu你nǐ懂dǒng我wǒ。You're the only one who understands me. #5706109
只有zhǐ yǒu你nǐ才cái做zuò得到dé dào。You're the only one who can do it. #343162
我wǒ家jiā只有zhǐ yǒu三sān口kǒu人rén。There are only three people in my family. #2455776
只有zhǐ yǒu一些yī xiē人rén了解liǎo jiě我wǒ。Only a few people understood me. #862878
桌子zhuō zi上shàng只有zhǐ yǒu一yī本běn书shū。There is only one book on the desk. #5863312
我们wǒ men需要xū yào的de只有zhǐ yǒu水shuǐ。All we need is water. #8589623

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