zhǐ shì
只是 (zhǐ shì) is a Chinese word meaning “merely; only; just; nothing but; simply; but; however”.
Meanings
- 1merely; only; just; nothing but
- 2simply
- 3but; however
- Part of speech
- adverb, conjunction
Characters in 只是
Related words
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