只有

Meaning(conjunction, adverb, verb)

only have ...; there is only ...; (used in combination with 才) it is only if one ... (that one can ...) (Example: 只有通过治疗才能痊愈 "the only way to cure it is with therapy"); it is only ... (who ...) (Example: 要 "only men would have such a requirement"); (used to indicate that one has no alternative) one

Examples

• 我只有一百块钱。

  wǒ zhǐ yǒu yì bǎi kuài qián.

  I only have a hundred yuan.

• 只有多练习，才能说好汉语。

  zhǐ yǒu duō liàn xí, cái néng shuō hǎo hàn yǔ.

  Only by practicing a lot can you speak Chinese well.

• 家里只有我一个人。

  jiā lǐ zhǐ yǒu wǒ yí gè rén.

  I'm the only one at home.

Easily confused

• 只要 — 只要……就…… = as long as (sufficient condition); 只有……才…… = only if (the only condition).

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