Meaning
barely; only; merely
Chinese: 只、仅仅。
Hear the Four Tones
The same syllable “jin” becomes a different word in each tone. 仅 is the 3rd tone. Tap any tone to hear a native voice and see its pitch shape.
Stroke Order
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Common Words
- 不仅bù jǐnnot just; not limited to; (as a correlative conjunction) not only (..., but also ...)
- 仅仅jǐn jǐnbarely; only; merely; only (this and nothing more)
- 不仅仅bù jǐn jǐnnot only; not just
- 仅次于jǐn cì yúsecond only to ...; ranking behind only ...
- 不仅如此bù jǐn rú cǐnot only that, but ...
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Example Sentence
这家店仅在周末营业。Zhè jiā diàn jǐn zài zhōu mò yíng yè.This shop is only open on weekends.
这Zhèthis家jiāhome店diàninn仅jǐnbarely在zàiat周末zhōu mòweekend营业yíng yèto do business。
Go deeper
Where this character comes from
The person radical 亻 plus 又: it means ‘only, merely, barely; just; (不仅) not only’ (仅仅, 不仅, 仅有). Simplified from 僅.
A way to remember it
‘Only / merely’: 仅仅 (merely), 不仅 (not only).