1. only have ...; there is only ...
2. (used in combination with 才 cái) it is only if ... (that one can ...) (as in 只有通過治療才能痊愈 zhǐyǒutōngguòzhìliáocáinéngquányù "the only way to cure it is with therapy")
3. it is only (someone) who ... (as in 只有男性才有此需要 zhǐyǒunánxìngcáiyǒucǐxūyào "only men would have such a requirement")
4. (used to express lack of alternatives) can only; have no choice but to (as in 只有屈服 zhǐyǒuqūfú "the only thing you can do is give in")

1. to be
2. to act as
3. manage
4. withstand
5. when
6. during
7. ought
8. should
9. match equally
10. equal
11. same
12. obstruct
13. just at (a time or place)
14. on the spot
15. right
16. just at

1. at or in the very same...
2. suitable
3. adequate
4. fitting
5. proper
6. to replace
7. to regard as
8. to think
9. to pawn
10. (coll.) to fail (a student)

1. to yield
2. to permit
3. to let sb do sth
4. to have sb do sth
5. to make sb (feel sad etc)
6. by (indicates the agent in a passive clause, like 被 bèi)

classifiers: 個, 位

1. (third-person singular) (since the early 20th century, usu. male) he; him; his
2. (bound form) other; another; some other (as in 他日 tārì and 他人 tārén)

1. to be (followed by substantives only)
2. correct; right; true
3. (respectful acknowledgement of a command) very well
4. (adverb for emphatic assertion)

1. what?
2. something; anything

classifier: 副

1. (third-person singular) (since the early 20th century, usu. male) he; him; his
2. (bound form) other; another; some other (as in 他日 tārì and 他人 tārén)

1. ability; talent
2. sb of a certain type
3. a capable individual
4. then and only then
5. just now
6. (before an expression of quantity) only

1. (variant of 才 cái) just now
2. (variant of 才 cái) (before an expression of quantity) only

1. can; to have the skill; to know how to
2. to be likely to; to be sure to
3. to meet; to get together
4. meeting; gathering
5. (suffix) union; group; association
6. (bound form) a moment (Taiwan pr. huǐ)

1. to change
2. to become different
3. to transform
4. to vary
5. rebellion

1. good
2. appropriate; proper
3. all right!
4. (before a verb) easy to
5. (before a verb) good to
6. (before an adjective for exclamatory effect) so
7. (verb complement indicating completion)
8. (of two people) close; on intimate terms
9. (after a personal pronoun) hello