仅仅

jǐn jǐn · jin jin

Traditional 僅僅

Meaning

CC-CEDICT
  1. barely
  2. only
  3. merely
  4. only (this and nothing more)

In a sentence

2 examples
01

不(bù)想(xiǎng)做(zuò)是(shì)原(yuán)因(yīn);不(bù)能(néng)做(zuò)仅(jǐn)仅(jǐn)是(shì)借(jiè)口(kǒu)。

Not wanting to is the reason; not being able to is just an excuse.

02

我(wǒ)们(men)不(bù)能(néng)仅(jǐn)仅(jǐn)就(jiù)这(zhè)样(yàng)炒(chǎo)了(le)汤(tāng)姆(mǔ)。

We can't just fire Tom.

Sources & licenses

How to write

Choose a character to watch its strokes or trace it yourself.

Mainland China stroke order, including traditional characters. Drawing sources & licenses.

The characters

Explore individually

Individual character meanings do not always explain the meaning of a whole word.

Definitions adapted from CC-CEDICT, published by MDBG and its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0. Pinyin display and entry grouping have been adapted.

More words starting with JExplore words in context