Decoded Slug: 只 (zhǐ) - Only (limiting quantity)
Mandarin Grammar Point
只 (zhǐ) - Only (limiting quantity)
只 (zhǐ) - Only (limiting quantity)
Short explanation:
Used to limit the quantity or degree of something.
Formation:
Subject + 只 + Verb/ Numeral-Measure word phrase
Examples:
我只喝了一杯咖啡。
Wǒ zhǐ hē le yī bēi kāfēi.
I only drank one cup of coffee.
他只有十岁，但是他的中文说得很好。
Tā zhǐyǒu shí suì, dànshì tā de Zhōngwén shuō de hěn hǎo.
He is only ten years old, but he speaks Chinese very well.
在这个城市，我只住了两个月。
Zài zhè gè chéngshì, wǒ zhǐ zhù le liǎng gè yuè.
In this city, I only lived for two months.
他们只需要二十分钟就能来到这里。
Tāmen zhǐ xūyào èrshí fēnzhōng jiù néng láidào zhèlǐ.
They only need twenty minutes to get here.
Long explanation:
The Mandarin Chinese word '只 (zhǐ)' is used to express limitation in quantity or degree. In English, it is equivalent to 'only'. '只' has the function to limit and is generally placed before the verb or the numeral-measure word phrase, to stress the quantity or degree of something.
