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只

zhǐ · zhi/zhī · zhi

Traditional 秖 / 隻 / 祇 / 衹

Meaning

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classifier for birds and certain animals, one of a pair, some utensils, vessels etc

2 examples

我(wǒ)只(zhǐ)有(yǒu)十(shí)块(kuài)钱(qián)，不(bú)够(gòu)买(mǎi)这(zhè)本(běn)书(shū)。

I only have ten yuan, not enough to buy this book.

树(shù)上(shàng)停(tíng)着(zhe)一(yì)只(zhī)小(xiǎo)鸟(niǎo)。

A little bird is perched in the tree.

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