我只想要一件东西。

I only want one.

Source: Tatoeba

Sentence Composition

1 我 wǒ
  1. I
  2. me
  3. my
=2 只 zhī variant of 只 zhī
=2 只 zhǐ only; merely; just
=2 只 zhǐ variant of 只 zhǐ
=2 只 zhī grain that has begun to ripen
=2 只 zhǐ variant of 只 zhǐ
=2 只 zhī classifier for birds and certain animals, one of a pair, some utensils, vessels etc
3 想要 xiǎngyào
  1. to want to
  2. to feel like
  3. to fancy
  4. to care for sb
  5. desirous of
4 一 yī
  1. one
  2. single
  3. a (article)
  4. as soon as
  5. entire; whole; all; throughout
  6. "one" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 1)
  7. also pr. yāo for greater clarity when spelling out numbers digit by digit
5 件 jiàn
  1. item
  2. component
  3. classifier for events, things, clothes etc
=6 东西 dōngxī east and west
=6 东西 dōngxi
  1. thing
  2. stuff
  3. person

classifiers: 個, 件