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Jyutping zi2 jau5
Pinyin zhǐ yǒu

Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
  1. only have ...
  2. there is only ...
  3. (used in combination with 才[cai2]) it is only if one ... (that one can ...) (Example: 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")
  4. it is only ... (who ...) (Example: 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")
  5. (used to indicate that one has no alternative) one can only (do a certain thing) (Example: 只有屈服[zhi3 you3 qu1 fu2] "the only thing you can do is give in")
Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
  1. 連詞
    唯有​;​表示​必要​條件​,​通常​同​表示​結​果​嘅​「​先​」​或者​「​先至​」​連用​,​成為​條件​句
    used to mean the necessary condition, correlatively with 先or 先至;only (if); just
    • 只有佢先做得到。
      只有佢先做得到。
      zi2 jau5 keoi5 sin1 zou6 dak1 dou3.
      Only he can do it.
    • 只有同心協力,啲嘢先至做得好。
      只有同心协力,啲嘢先至做得好。
      zi2 jau5 tung4 sam1 hip3 lik6, di1 je5 sin1 zi3 zou6 dak1 hou2.
      Only if we work cooperatively can we do a good job.
  2. 參看
    祇有
Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. conj
    only; merely; just
    (syn.) 唯有, 孤啊
    • 沒有最好,只有更好
      没有最好,只有更好
      méi yǒu zuì hǎo , zhǐ yǒu gèng hǎo
      There is no best, only better.
Definitions (HSK3.0)
  1. HSK3 三级词汇表 #915
Examples (Tatoeba—Mandarin-English)
  1. Mandarin
    只有为数不多的几个电视节目值得关注。
    只有為數不多的幾個電視節目值得關注。
    zhǐ yǒu wéi shù bù duō de jǐ ge diàn shì jié mù zhí de guān zhù 。
    • Only a few TV programs are worth watching.
  2. Mandarin
    我的班不大,只有十一个学生.
    我的班不大,只有十一個學生.
    wǒ de bān bù dà , zhǐ yǒu shí yī gè xué sheng .
    • My class is not very big; there are only 11 students.
  3. Mandarin
    只有能提出新问题的回答才是有用的回答。
    只有能提出新問題的回答才是有用的回答。
    zhǐ yǒu néng tí chū xīn wèn tí de huí dá cái shì yǒu yòng de huí dá 。
    • The only useful answers are those that raise new questions.
  4. Mandarin
    只有你才做得到。
    只有你才做得到。
    zhǐ yǒu nǐ cái zuò dé dào 。
    • You're the only one who can do it.
  5. Mandarin
    只有学习才能获得知识。
    只有學習才能獲得知識。
    zhǐ yǒu xué xí cái néng huò dé zhī shi 。
    • Knowledge can only be obtained by study.
Examples (Tatoeba—Cantonese-English)
  1. Cantonese
    人生绝对唔系只有失败。
    人生絕對唔係只有失敗。
    jan4 sang1 zyut6 deoi3 m4 hai6 zi2 jau5 sat1 baai6 。
    • Life is by no means a series of failures.
  2. Cantonese
    只有无知嘅人先会觉得自己知道嘅嘢已经足够。
    只有無知嘅人先會覺得自己知道嘅嘢已經足夠。
    zi2 jau5 mou4 zi1 ge3 jan4 sin1 wui2 gok3 dak1 zi6 gei2 zi1 dou6 ge3 je5 ji5 ging1 zuk1 gau3 。
    • He who thinks he has learned enough has learned nothing.
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    金融业只有喺多元化及繁荣嘅商业环境下,先可以兴旺发展。
    金融業只有喺多元化及繁榮嘅商業環境下,先可以興旺發展。
    gam1 jung4 jip6 zi2 jau5 hai2 do1 jyun4 faa3 kap6 faan4 wing4 ge3 soeng1 jip6 waan4 ging2 haa6, sin1 ho2 ji5 hing1 wong6 faat3 zin2.
    • The financial sector can only prosper in a diversified and thriving business environment.
  2. Cantonese
    呢种地方色彩只有呢度先有。
    呢種地方色彩只有呢度先有。
    ni1 zung2 dei6 fong1 sik1 coi2 zi2 jau5 ni1 dou6 sin1 jau5.
    • Only at this place is there such kind of local flavour.
  3. Cantonese
    世上只有妈妈好。
    世上只有媽媽好。
    sai3 soeng5 zi2 jau5 maa1 maa1 hou2.
    • Mother is the best in the world.
  4. Cantonese
    严格嚟讲,八爪鱼八只触手中只有两只用嚟行路。
    嚴格嚟講,八爪魚八隻觸手中只有兩隻用嚟行路。
    jim4 gaak3 lai4 gong2, baat3 zaau2 jyu4 baat3 zek3 zuk1 sau2 zung1 zi2 jau5 loeng5 zek3 jung6 lai4 haang4 lou6.
    • Strictly speaking, of the eight tentacles of an octopus, only two of them are used for moving.
  5. Cantonese
    目的只有一个!
    目的只有一個!
    muk6 dik1 zi2 jau5 jat1 go3!
    • We have one purpose only!
Examples (Wiktionary)
  1. Mandarin
    只有很少面包和饼干。
    只有很少麪包和餅乾。
    zhǐ yǒu hěn shǎo miàn bāo hé bǐng gān .
    • There is only very little bread and biscuits.
  2. Mandarin
    只有社会主义能够救中国。
    只有社會主義能夠救中國。
    zhǐ yǒu shè huì zhǔ yì néng gòu jiù zhōng guó .
    • Only socialism can save China.
  3. Mandarin
    只有亲爱并无怨仇, / 人民三千万,人民三千万, / 纵加十倍也得自由。
    只有親愛並無怨仇, / 人民三千萬,人民三千萬, / 縱加十倍也得自由。
    zhǐ yǒu qī nài bìng wú yuàn chóu , / rén mín sān qiān wàn , rén mín sān qiān wàn , / zòng jiā shí bèi yě dé zì yóu .
    • With only love and no hatred, / thirty million people, thirty million people, / at ten times more we should still be free.
  4. Mandarin
    中午去上自习,凳子还没有坐热就开始关门了(昨天都没有关),害我没有地方去,只有来网吧小坐一下。
    中午去上自習,凳子還沒有坐熱就開始關門了(昨天都沒有關),害我沒有地方去,只有來網吧小坐一下。
    zhōng wǔ qù shàng zì xí , dèng zǐ hái méi yǒu zuò rè jiù kāi shǐ guān mén le ( zuó tiān dōu méi yǒu guān ) , hài wǒ méi yǒu dì fāng qù , zhǐ yǒu lái wǎng ba xiǎo zuò yī xià .
    • At lunchtime, I went to study my lessons, but the bench had not even gotten cold before they started to close (yesterday they did not close at all). I had no place to go. The only thing to do was to come to an internet cafe and sit for a while.
  5. Mandarin
    那个网站只有简体字的文章。
    那個網站只有簡體字的文章。
    nà ge wǎng zhàn zhǐ yǒu jiǎn tǐ zì de wén zhāng .
    • That website only has articles in simplified Chinese.