光是

guāngshì
  1. solely
  2. just

CEDICT

Examples

他光是嫁祸于人家。

He is just passing the blame onto others.

Source: Tatoeba

光是聽那個樂團的歌就會染病。

I got a disease from listening to that band.

Source: Tatoeba

堅果是圓的，但不是光是圓的就是堅果。

Nuts are round, but not everything that's round is a nut.

The nut is round, but not everything round is a nut.

Source: Tatoeba

Entry Composition

1 光 guāng
  1. bright; shiny
  2. only; merely
  3. used up; finished
  4. to leave (a part of the body) uncovered

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

Related entries

惟獨 wéidú
  1. only
  2. solely
  3. this one alone
允 yǔn
  1. just
  2. fair
  3. to permit
  4. to allow
剛好 gānghǎo
  1. just
  2. exactly
  3. to happen to be
他刚好准时到校。

He arrived at school exactly on time.

Source: Tatoeba

正好 zhènghǎo
  1. just (in time)
  2. just right
  3. just enough
  4. to happen to
  5. to chance to
  6. by chance
  7. it just so happens that
后天正好礼拜日。

The day after tomorrow is Sunday.

Source: Tatoeba

硬是 yìngshì
  1. just
  2. simply
  3. stubbornly
  4. really
只管 zhǐguǎn
  1. solely engrossed in one thing
  2. just (one thing, no need to worry about the rest)
  3. simply
  4. by all means
  5. please feel free
  6. do not hesitate (to ask for sth)
你有什么话，只管说。

Whatever words you have, just say them.

Source: Tatoeba

唯獨 wéidú
  1. only
  2. just (i.e. it is only that...)
  3. all except
  4. unique
快乐存在于过去和未来，唯独不存在于现在。

Pleasure is always in the past or in the future, never in the present.

Source: Tatoeba

啻 chì
  1. only (classical, usually follows negative or question words)
  2. (not) just
恰 qià
  1. exactly
  2. just
斯特拉恰泰拉冰淇淋只不過是一種添加了巧克力碎的普通冰淇淋。

Stracciatella ice-cream is nothing but a plain ice-cream with chocolate chips.

Source: Tatoeba

正當 zhèngdāng
  1. timely
  2. just (when needed)
為了正當目的可以不擇手段。

The end justifies the means.

Source: Tatoeba

甫 fǔ
  1. (classical) barely
  2. just
  3. just now
單單 dāndān
  1. only
  2. merely
  3. just
左不過 zuǒbuguò
  1. anyhow
  2. in any event
  3. just
  4. only
正義 zhèngyì
  1. justice
  2. righteousness
  3. just
  4. righteous
正义终将胜利。

Justice will prevail in the end.

Source: Tatoeba

索性 suǒxìng
  1. you might as well (do it)
  2. simply
  3. just
顒 yóng
  1. grand
  2. majestic
  3. just
  4. stern
乾脆 gāncuì
  1. candid
  2. direct and to the point
  3. simply
  4. just
  5. might as well
你干脆也来吧。

You might as well come, too.

Source: Tatoeba

剛 gāng
  1. hard
  2. firm
  3. strong
  4. just
  5. barely
  6. exactly
他刚到。

He just arrived.

Source: Tatoeba

適 shì
  1. to fit
  2. suitable
  3. proper
  4. just (now)
  5. comfortable
  6. well
  7. to go
  8. to follow or pursue
这个岗位不合适小姑娘。

The job is not suitable for young girls.

Source: Tatoeba

公 gōng
  1. public
  2. collectively owned
  3. common
  4. international (e.g. high seas, metric system, calendar)
  5. make public
  6. fair
  7. just
  8. Duke, highest of five orders of nobility 五等爵位 wǔděngjuéwèi
  9. honorable (gentlemen)
  10. father-in-law
  11. male (animal)
魏公村地铁站有3个出口。

Weigongcun subway station has three exits.

Source: Tatoeba

正 zhèng
  1. straight
  2. upright
  3. proper
  4. main
  5. principal
  6. to correct
  7. to rectify
  8. exactly
  9. just (at that time)
  10. right (in that place)
  11. (math.) positive
她正忙。

She's busy.

Source: Tatoeba