How to write 只有 (zhǐ yǒu) in Chinese

只有 (pinyin: zhǐ yǒu, written "zhi you" or "zhiyou") means only have ...; there is only .... Below: its meaning, pronunciation, stroke order, and example sentences, so you can learn how to read, say, and write 只有.

Meaning

only have ...; there is only ...
(used in combination with 才[cai2]) it is only if ... (that one can ...) (as in 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")
it is only (someone) who ... (as in 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")
(used to express lack of alternatives) can only; have no choice but to (as in 只有屈服[zhi3 you3 qu1 fu2] "the only thing you can do is give in")

Stroke order

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有

Character breakdown

只zhī(zhǐ) only, just; (zhī) (measure word for animals, single items)有yǒuto have; there is/are; to exist

Examples

不久,战争开始了,村里年轻人都被叫去打仗,只有他的儿子因为腿伤留了下来。

bù jiǔ, zhàn zhēng kāi shǐ le, cūn lǐ nián qīng rén dōu bèi jiào qù dǎ zhàng, zhǐ yǒu tā de ér zi yīn wèi tuǐ shāng liú le xià lái.

Soon after, war broke out. The young men in the village were called to fight, only his son stayed home because of the leg injury.

他低头看自己的手机,信号没了。抬起头时,女人不见了。只有她坐过的位置上,还留着一张湿湿的车票。

tā dī tóu kàn zì jǐ de shǒu jī, xìn hào méi le. tái qǐ tóu shí, nǚ rén bú jiàn le. zhǐ yǒu tā zuò guò de wèi zhì shang, hái liú zhe yì zhāng shī shī de chē piào.

He looked at his phone, the signal was gone. When he looked up, the woman had vanished. Only on the seat where she had sat, a damp ticket remained.

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How to write 只有 (zhǐ yǒu) in Chinese

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