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The Chinese word zhiyou - 只有 - zhǐyǒu
(only in Chinese)
Phonetic script (Hanyu Pinyin)
zhǐyǒu
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(Mandarin = standard Chinese without accent)
Note: In this special case, one of the tones is pronounced differently than the (written) Pinyin phonetic script indicates. This phenomenon is called Tone sandhi.
English translations
only, no other than,
none but
Chinese characters:
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The traditional Chinese characters of zhǐyǒu are identical with the modern (simplified) characters displayed above.
Chinese Pinyin example sentence with 只有 ( zhiyou / zhǐyǒu ) ⓘWriting in Pinyin
Before using this Pinyin example sentence, consider that Chinese characters should always be your first choice in written communication.
If you cannot use Chinese characters, it is preferable to use the Pinyin with tones. Only use the Pinyin without tones if there's no other option (e.g. writing a text message from/to a mobile phone that doesn't support special characters such as ā, í, ǒ, ù).
Before using this Pinyin example sentence, consider that Chinese characters should always be your first choice in written communication.
If you cannot use Chinese characters, it is preferable to use the Pinyin with tones. Only use the Pinyin without tones if there's no other option (e.g. writing a text message from/to a mobile phone that doesn't support special characters such as ā, í, ǒ, ù).
Zhiyou mu wenzi yao ren.
Zhǐyǒu mǔ wénzi yǎo rén.– English translation: Only female mosquitoes bite humans.
Tags and additional information
(Meaning of individual characters, character components etc.)
just | to have
只有 ( zhiyou / zhǐyǒu ) belongs to the 500 most common composed words in Chinese language (rank 123)
只有 ( zhiyou / zhǐyǒu ) belongs to the 500 most common composed words in Chinese language (rank 123)
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