zhǐ 只 only

kǒu

mouth

zhǐ-dé
只得

v.

be obliged to; have to; have no alternatie but to

zhǐ-gù
只顾

v.

merely; simply; be absorbed in; only care for

zhǐ-guǎn
只管

adv.

merely

zhǐ-hǎo
只好

adv.

be forced to; have to; the only alternative is to

zhǐ-néng
只能

only

zhǐ-shì
只是

adv.

merely; simply; only; but then; however

zhǐ-yào
只要

conj.

so long as

zhǐ-yǒu
只有

adv.

only; alone

bù-zhǐ
不只

adv.

not merely; not only

Zhǐ xǔ Zhōu-guān fàng-huǒ, bù xǔ bǎi-xìng diǎn-dēng
只许州官放火，不许百姓点灯
the magistrate is allowed to burn down houses, while the common people are forbidden even to light lamps; the privileged can get away with anything while ordinary people have no freedom at all