惟有

wéiyǒu

conjunction #23,806

Meanings

1 only
2 only if
3 the only way is to
4 nothing but

Characters

only / alone (literary)

to have / there is

Examples

HSK 3

惟有坚持，才能成功。

Wéiyǒu jiānchí, cáinéng chénggōng.

Only by persisting can one succeed.

HSK 7-9

此刻，惟有音乐能抚慰他的心。

Cǐkè, wéiyǒu yīnyuè néng fǔwèi tā de xīn.

At this moment, only music could soothe his heart.

Tips

register

惟有 is a literary variant of 唯有. Both mean "only" and are used in more formal or poetic contexts. In everyday speech, 只有 is the standard equivalent.

Stroke Order

惟 wéi

有 yǒu