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只能 (zhǐ néng): Can only (verb) — Meaning & Stroke Order

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只 • zhǐ • only • HSK 3.0 · L1
HSK 3.0 · L1
zhǐ只

only

能 • néng • to be able to; can • HSK 3.0 · L1
HSK 3.0 · L1
néng能

to be able to; can

Word Info

Pinyinzhǐ néng
Meaningcan only
Characters2
Syntaxverb

Words Sharing Characters

More common words that include characters from 只能.

Words with 只
  • 只是zhǐ shìmerely; only; just; nothing but
  • 只有zhǐ yǒuonly have ...
  • 只有...才...zhǐ yǒu... cái...only if…then...
  • 只好zhǐ hǎohave to; forced to
  • 只要zhǐ yàoso long as ...
  • 只得zhǐ déto have no alternative but to; to be obliged to
  • 只顾zhǐ gùsolely preoccupied (with one thing)
  • 船只chuán zhīship
Words with 能
  • 可能kě néngperhaps; possibly
  • 能力néng lìskills; ability
  • 能否néng fǒuwhether or not
  • 能够néng gòuto be capable of
功能
gōng néng
function
  • 技能jì néngtechnical ability
  • 能干néng gànable; capable; competent
  • 能源néng yuánenergy
    • 4.

    Example Sentences with 只能

    wǒ我
    zhǐ只
    néng能
    yǎn眼
    zhēng睁
    zhēng睁
    kàn看
    zhe着
    jī机
    huì会
    liū溜
    zǒu走
    。
    I can only watch helplessly as the opportunity slips away.
    tài太
    wǎn晚
    le了
    ，
    wǒ我
    zhǐ只
    néng能
    míng明
    tiān
    yóu由
    yú于
    piān篇
    fú幅
    yǒu有
    xiàn限
    ，
    wǒ我
    men们
    wǒ我
    méi没
    yǒu有
    qián钱
    ，
    zhǐ只
    néng能
    còu凑
    he
    yóu由
    yú于
    shí时
    jiān间
    cāng仓
    cù促
    ，
    wǒ我
    men们
    天
    zài再
    lái来
    le了
    。
    It's too late, I can only come again tomorrow.
    zhǐ只
    néng能
    jiǎn简
    yào要
    jiè介
    shào绍
    。
    Due to limited space, we can only give a brief introduction.
    合
    chī吃
    miàn面
    bāo包
    。
    I don't have money, so I can only make do with eating bread.
    zhǐ只
    néng能
    jiǎn简
    dān单
    zhǔn准
    bèi备
    yī一
    xià下
    。
    Due to the rush, we could only make simple preparations.