仅

jǐn

adverb★Intermediate— only

general

Used to indicate that something is limited to a single instance or quantity; exclusively.

这本书仅剩一本了。

There is only one copy of this book left.

她仅吃了半碗饭。

She only ate half a bowl of rice.

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Often used to emphasize limitation or exclusivity.

Collocations

仅仅merely仅限only for仅有only have

only one of its kind

for reference only

Adding '仅仅' before '仅' can further emphasize the exclusivity or limitation.

'仅' typically comes before the verb or adjective it modifies.

Derived from Classical Chinese, originally meaning 'to limit' or 'to restrict'.

Can be used alone or in combination with other words like '仅仅' to emphasize the exclusivity or limitation of something.

仅

only

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