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只用

zhǐyòng
adverb #12,764

Meanings

  1. 1 only using; just use; only need to use

Characters

只
zhǐ
only; merely
用
yòng
to use; to need

Examples

这道菜只用三种材料就能做。
Zhè dào cài zhǐyòng sān zhǒng cáiliào jiù néng zuò.
This dish can be made with only three ingredients.
你只用等五分钟就好了。
Nǐ zhǐyòng děng wǔ fēnzhōng jiù hǎo le.
You only need to wait five minutes.

Tips

grammar
只用 combines 只 (only) with 用 (to use/need). It functions like 只需要 (zhǐ xūyào) but is more colloquial and concise.

Stroke Order

只 zhǐ
用 yòng

Related Words

只有 zhǐyǒu HSK 3 #486
only / only if / only when
只是 zhǐshì HSK 3 #196
merely / only / just; but
只 zhǐ HSK 3 #61
only / merely / just
用不着 yòngbuzháo HSK 5 #3,739
to not need; to have no use for / there's no need to
不用 búyòng HSK 1 #806
need not / don't need to
只好 zhǐhǎo HSK 3 #3,535
to have no choice but to / can only / have to
只不过 zhǐbuguò HSK 5 #1,202
only / merely / nothing but
只能 zhǐnéng HSK 2 #1,104
can only / have no choice but
只要 zhǐyào HSK 2 #346
as long as / provided that
只管 zhǐguǎn HSK 6 #15,419
just go ahead and; feel free to / do nothing but; simply; just
只用 zhǐyòng
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