(after a suppositional clause) in that case; then / (after a clause of action) as soon as; immediately after / (same as 就是) merely; nothing else but; simply; just; precisely; exactly / only; as little as / as much as; as many as / to approach; to move towards / to undertake; to engage in / (often followed by 著｜着) taking advantage of / (of food) to go with / with regard to; concerning / (pattern: 就 ... 也 ...) even if ... still ... / (pattern: 不 ... 就 ...) if not ... then must be ...

to be (followed by substantives only) / correct; right; true / (respectful acknowledgement of a command) very well / (adverb for emphatic assertion)

(prefix indicating ordinal number, as in 第六 "sixth") / (literary) grades in which successful candidates in the imperial examinations were placed / (old) residence of a high official / (literary) but; however / (literary) only; just

only; merely; just

ability; talent / sb of a certain type / a capable individual / then and only then / just now / (before an expression of quantity) only

but; yet; however; still / merely; only; just

not only (... but also ...)

(variant of 才) just now / (variant of 才) (before an expression of quantity) only

only / merely / no more than / but / however / anyway (to get back to a previous topic) / cannot be more (after adjectival)

(not only ...) but also / moreover / in addition / furthermore

can only / obliged to do sth / to have no other choice

barely / only / merely / only (this and nothing more)

barely / only / merely

not just; not limited to / (as a correlative conjunction) not only (..., but also ...)

only have ... / there is only ... / (used in combination with 才) it is only if one ... (that one can ...) (Example: 只有通過治療才能痊愈｜只有通过治疗才能痊愈 "the only way to cure it is with therapy") / it is only ... (who ...) (Example: 只有男性才有此需要 "only men would have such a requirement") / (used to indicate that one has no alternative) one can only (do a certain thing) (Example: 只有屈服 "the only thing you can do is give in")

only natural / as it should be / certainly / of course / without doubt

not the only one / not only

merely; only; just; nothing but / simply / but; however

light; ray (CL:道) / bright; shiny / only; merely / used up; finished / to leave (a part of the body) uncovered

exactly; precisely / only; simply; just / (used correlatively with 也) even; even if

bill / list / form / single / only / sole / odd number / CL: 個｜个

square / power or involution (math.) / upright / honest / fair and square / direction / side / party (to a contract, dispute etc) / place / method / prescription (medicine) / just when / only or just / classifier for square things / abbr. for square or cubic meter

only; sole

single / only / sole

only if (..., or otherwise, ...) / only when / only in the case that / unless

only / merely / nothing but / no more than / it's just that ...

clean / completely / only / net (income, exports etc) / (Chinese opera) painted face male role

to stop / to prohibit / until / only

to open (a new road or railway line); to set up (a hotline); to launch (a service); to subscribe to (a members-only service)

a modal particle indicating (that's all, only, nothing much)

to focus solely on; to pay attention only to; to be preoccupied with

not only; not just

not just in name only, but also in reality (idiom) / aptly named / worthy of the name

only / alone / -ism (in Chinese, a prefix, often combined with a suffix such as 主義｜主义 or 論｜论, e.g. 唯理論｜唯理论, rationalism)

alone / independent / single / sole / only

(indicating that sth turns out just the opposite of what one would wish) unfortunately; as it happened / (indicating that sth is the opposite of what would be normal or reasonable) stubbornly; contrarily; against reason / (indicating that sb or a group is singled out) precisely; only; of all people

only / just (i.e. it is only that...) / all except / unique

only / nothing else

to decorate / to adorn / sprinkled / studded / only for show

if only (sth were possible) / I wish (that)

steaming hot / (fig.) bustling / hectic / (fig.) excited / stirred up / (fig.) created only a short time before / freshly minted / hot off the press / (coll.) also pr. [re4 teng1 teng1]

to be / thus / so / therefore / then / only / thereupon

logical / only to be expected / rational and clearly structured (of text)

second only to ...; ranking behind only ...

virtually the same / differing only on small points

not only / not merely

the Legalist school of political philosophy, which rose to prominence in the Warring States period (475-221 BC) (The Legalists believed that social harmony could only be attained through strong state control, and advocated for a system of rigidly applied punishments and rewards for specific behaviors.) / a Legalist

different broth but the same old medicine (idiom); a change in name only / a change in form but not in substance

lit. has a name but no reality (idiom); exists only in name / nominal

disciple; apprentice; believer / on foot / bare; empty / to no avail / only / prison sentence

the only (choice, way etc) / undivided (loyalty)

trying to hide it makes it more conspicuous (idiom); A cover up only makes matters worse.

only

for reference only

modal particle indicating lack of enthusiasm / modal particle indicating that things should only or can only be done a certain way

Mencius (c. 372-c. 289 BC), Confucian philosopher second only to Confucius / book of the same name, one of the classics of Confucianism

not the only / not merely / not simply

to own exclusively; unique to; specific / there is only

four grandparents, two parents and an only child

the only son of a family / (functional programming or philosophy) monad

-ism / only

not only that, but ...

muddle-headed / dazed / only half conscious

to have kept count; to know how many; (fig.) to know exactly how things stand; to know the score / not many; only a few

only / merely / just

mystery known only to heaven (archaic) / inscrutable twist of fate / fig. top secret

greedy for life, afraid of death (idiom); craven and cowardly / clinging abjectly to life / only interested in saving one's neck

train or bus traveling only part of its normal route

a son who is an only child

(Tw) (fashion retailing) available only in a limited range of less popular sizes

(of an outcome) to rely on / to require / can only be achieved by means of

to have been cheated on by one's partner (formerly meant "to be a cuckold", i.e. applied to men only)

one and only (idiom); rarely seen / unique of its kind

to only want to have a good time / to just want to have fun, and to shy away from self-discipline

to not fully understand / to only partly understand

walking corpse (idiom) / zombie / person who lives only on the material level

(idiom) the road one must follow; the only way

a son who is an only child

not only

lit. to see only the other rider's dust and have no hope of catching up (idiom) / to be far inferior

not only

an only child

second after / second only to

only when absolutely essential (idiom); as a last resort

the one and only way / the only proper course to take

not only; far from; more than

to attach sb's name to (a role); to go by the title of / nominal; in name only

(literary) How can one get...?; Oh, if only there were... (rhetorical wish) / (literary) Is it possible that...?; How can this be? (interrogative disbelief)

lit. only one branch of the tree is thriving (idiom) / fig. to be in a league of one's own / outstanding

lit. to refuse a toast only to be forced to drink a forfeit (idiom) / fig. to turn down a request only to be forced later to comply with it under pressure

In order to capture, one must let loose. / to loosen the reins only to grasp them better

to make progress only with great difficulty (idiom)

to achieve with difficulty / only just up to the task / barely adequate

child emperor / (fig.) spoiled child / spoiled boy / pampered only child

only child / sole scion

Tang and Song dynasty provincial governor, in Tang times having military and civil authority, but only civil authority in Song

lit. to go among enemies with only one's sword (idiom) / fig. to go alone into enemy lines

not alone but in pairs (idiom, usually derog.); not a unique occurrence / it's not the only case

lit. a banquet with no empty seats / full house / capacity crowd / standing room only

The sea of bitterness has no bounds, turn your head to see the shore (idiom). Only Buddhist enlightenment can allow one to shed off the abyss of worldly suffering. / Repent and ye shall be saved!