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

惟有坚持，才能成功。

Wéiyǒu jiānchí, cái néng chénggōng.

Only by persisting can one succeed.

此刻，惟有音乐能抚慰他的心。

Cǐ kè, 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