View source for 只是

==Chinese==
{{zh-forms}}

===Pronunciation===
{{zh-pron
|m=zhǐshì
|c=zi2 si6
|mn=xm,zz,tw:chí-sī/qz:chí-sǐ
|mn-t=zi2 si6
|mc=2
|ma=Zh-zhishì.ogg
|ca=Yue-ji2si6.ogg
|cat=adv,con
}}

===Adverb===
{{head|zh|adverb}}

# [[only]]; [[merely]]; [[just]]
#: {{zh-x|他 '''只是''' 一-個 小孩。|He is '''only''' a child.}}
#: {{zh-x|我 跟 她 真的 只是 普通 朋友。|She and I are really '''just''' friends.}}
#: {{zh-x|這 只是 聽說，但 他 顯然 已 離開 了 那 女孩子{zi}。|It's '''just''' hearsay, but apparently he's left the girl.}}
# [[simply]]

====Synonyms====
* {{s|only}}
{{syn-saurus|zh|僅僅}}

====See also====
* {{zh-l|單單}}

===Conjunction===
{{head|zh|conjunction}}

# [[however]]; [[but then]]

{{cat|cmn|Elementary Mandarin}}