只有

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Chinese

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only; merely; just
only; merely; just; but
 
to have; there is; there are
to have; there is; there are; to exist; to be
 
trad. (只有/衹有) /
simp. (只有)

Pronunciation

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Conjunction

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只有

  1. only; merely; just
    沒有最好只有更好 [MSC, trad.]
    没有最好只有更好 [MSC, simp.]
    méiyǒu zuìhǎo, zhǐyǒu gènghǎo [Pinyin]
    There is no best, only better.
  2. (regional) only a short while ago; just
    搿搭現在只有點鐘 [Shanghainese, trad.]
    搿搭现在只有点钟 [Shanghainese, simp.]
    8geq-taq 6yi-ze 7tseq-yeu 6ng-ti-tson [Wugniu]
    It's only just five o'clock here.

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