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Collins Chinese-English Dictionary

仅仅 [jǐnjǐn]
  1. 1. adverb just
    我们的工作才仅仅开始。
    Our work has only just begun.

Comprehensive Chinese-English Dictionary

仅仅 [jǐnjǐn]
  1. 1. only; merely; alone; exclusively; just; simply
    他解这道题仅仅用了十分钟。
    It took him only ten minutes to solve the problem.
    仅仅是开始。
    This is only the beginning.

Contemporary Standard Chinese Dictionary

仅仅 [jǐnjǐn]
  1. 1. 表示只限于某个范围,相当于"只"
    仅仅一个星期,他就学会了汉语拼音
    仅仅副业一项就收入4000元。

Examples

这笔生意仅仅保本而已。
I only broke even on the deal.
他解这道题仅仅用了十分钟。
It took him only ten minutes to solve the problem.
仅仅是该产品的设计草样,我们还要进一步修改和完善。
This is only a draft design of this product, we'll make further improvements.
这位画家仅仅用了一个月的时间就完成了一幅山水长卷。
It took the painter only a month to finish a long painting of moutains and rivers.
对于那种故事性不强的书,我仅仅略读而已。
I just skim books which do not tell stories.
仅仅是一次小挫折,你绝不能因此而退坡。
This is only a small setback, you shouldn't fall back just because of this.
政府不能把机构改革仅仅当成是卸包袱。
The government can never take institutional reform as a means of unloading its burdens.
对于这些土匪,仅仅招抚是没有用的。
Only offering amnesty to these bandits would not work.
别看他仅仅毕业于中技,工作能力却很强。
Though he is just a graduate from secondary technical school, he has strong working ability.

Collocations

仅仅只要
only as long as
仅仅如此
only that
仅仅
not only
仅仅只有
none other but
仅仅看到
just look

Word Decomposition


[jǐn]
+
[jǐn]

nciku Note

The adverbs indicating limits

The adverbs indicating limits

An adverb is used to modify the adjective or verb as an adverbial adjunct, it should be put before them. Verbs or even nouns ending with character "地" de and functioning as adverbs remain to be regarded as adjectives.

A part of adverbs can indicate limits, such as "都" dōu , "统统" tǒngtǒng , "一共" yígòng , "总共" zǒnggòng , "共" gòng , "一起" yìqǐ , "一块" yíkuài , "一同" yìtóng , "一齐" yìqí ,"一道" yídào , "一概" yígài , "一味" yíwèi , "净" jìng , "只" zhǐ , "就" jiù , "仅仅" jǐnjǐn , "独" , "唯独" wéidú , "单" dān , "光" guāng , and so on.
(1) 我们 是学生。
(2) 树上一共 有九只鸟。
(3) 我们一同 去上学。
(4) 你不要一味 表扬自己。
(5) 我们 在,唯 他不见了。

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