仅 jǐn only
only; merely; just
How to remember 仅: 亻 person + 又 again = only. A tired person waves again and again at the full bus, and the driver shouts that there is room for only one.
Component breakdown
仅 = 亻 person + 又 again
- 亻 person
- 又 again
A tired person waves again and again at the full bus, and the driver shouts that there is room for only one.
How it is used
- Bound; only/merely. 仅仅 (jǐnjǐn) = merely/just: 仅仅一天 (jǐnjǐn yì tiān) just one day.
- 不仅 (bùjǐn) = not only, setting up a "not only… but also" pair: 不仅便宜，而且好用 (bùjǐn piányi, érqiě hǎoyòng) not only cheap but also handy.
- 仅 is more formal/written than the spoken 只 (zhǐ, only).
Words with 仅
Example sentences
- 成功的标准不仅仅是财富。 Chénggōng de biāozhǔn bù jǐnjǐn shì cáifù.Wealth is not the only criterion of success.