wéi
  1. -ism
  2. only

CEDICT

  1. (alt. form , ) meaningless sentence-initial particle
  2. (obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) (alt. form , ) meaningless sentence-initial particle
  3. (obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) alternative form of (“to be”)
  4. a surname
  5. alternative form of (“to be”)
  6. but; however; nevertheless
  7. only
  8. to think; to contemplate

Wiktionary

  1. 思考思量
  2. 只有
  3. 但是只是
  4. 希望祈使
  5. 发语词无义
  6. 用于无义
  7. 虽然即使
  8. 因为

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主义 zhǔ
  1. -ism
  2. ideology
從這來看,你能因此論定女权主義還是必要的。

From this you can conclude that feminism is still necessary.

Source: Tatoeba

wéi
  1. only
  2. alone
  3. -ism (in Chinese, a prefix, often combined with a suffix such as 主义 zhǔ or lùn, e.g. 唯理论 wéilùn, rationalism)
人皆有錯,唯聖者能恕。

To err is human, to forgive divine.

Source: Tatoeba

不过 guò
  1. only
  2. merely
  3. no more than
  4. but
  5. however
  6. anyway (to get back to a previous topic)
  7. cannot be more (after adjectival)
我不過生日。

I don't celebrate my birthday.

Source: Tatoeba

唯有 wéiyǒu only
唯有我們有一個花園!

If only we had a garden!

Source: Tatoeba

唯独 wéi
  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

chì
  1. only (classical, usually follows negative or question words)
  2. (not) just
单单 dāndān
  1. only
  2. merely
  3. just
惟独 wéi
  1. only
  2. solely
  3. this one alone
无非 fēi
  1. only
  2. nothing else
他无非是别人的跟屁虫。

He is only someone's stooge.

Source: Tatoeba

独一
  1. only
  2. unique
jǐn
  1. barely
  2. only
  3. merely
这仅是你的想像而已。

It's just your imagination.

Source: Tatoeba

仅仅 jǐnjǐn
  1. barely
  2. only
  3. merely
  4. only (this and nothing more)
仅仅听我们说吧。

Just listen to us.

Source: Tatoeba

单一 dān
  1. single
  2. only
  3. sole
跨國企業遠勝於傳統的單一國家企業。

Multinational corporations outperform traditional corporations operating in just one country.

Source: Tatoeba

cái
  1. (variant of cái) just now
  2. (variant of cái) (before an expression of quantity) only
你才對。

You're right.

You are right.

You're correct.

I stand corrected.

Source: Tatoeba

jìng
  1. clean
  2. completely
  3. only
  4. net (income, exports etc)
  5. (Chinese opera) painted face male role
湯姆是乾净的。

Tom is clean.

Source: Tatoeba

左不过 zuǒbuguò
  1. anyhow
  2. in any event
  3. just
  4. only
zhǐ
  1. to stop
  2. to prohibit
  3. until
  4. only
我們止不住哭泣。

We couldn't keep from crying.

Source: Tatoeba

dān
  1. bill
  2. list
  3. form
  4. single
  5. only
  6. sole
  7. odd number

classifier:

单凭力量不能保证取胜。

Relying on strength alone cannot guarantee victory.

Source: Tatoeba

  1. alone
  2. independent
  3. single
  4. sole
  5. only
她答應不單獨外出。

She promised not to go out alone.

Source: Tatoeba

nǎi
  1. to be
  2. thus
  3. so
  4. therefore
  5. then
  6. only
  7. thereupon
犯錯乃人之常情。

To err is to be human.

It is human to make mistakes.

Source: Tatoeba

cái
  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
你才對。

You're right.

You are right.

You're correct.

I stand corrected.

Source: Tatoeba