只

PINYIN

zhǐ

DEFINITION
  • only
  • merely
  • just
  • but
EXAMPLE
只好 / zhǐ hǎo
without any better option / to have to / to be forced to
PINYIN

zhī

DEFINITION
  • classifier for birds and certain animals
  • one of a pair
  • some utensils, vessels etc
EXAMPLE
一只鸟 / yī zhī niǎo / a bird