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[zhǐyǒu]

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Collins Chinese-English Dictionary

只有 [zhǐyǒu]

1. adverb only

只有发展经济才能振兴国家。

The country can only be revitalized if the economy is developed.

Comprehensive Chinese-English Dictionary

只有 [zhǐyǒu]

1. only; alone

只有他知道这事的内情。

He alone knows the inside story.

只有在紧急情况下，才能动用这笔款项。

We can draw on the fund only in an emergency.
2. have to; be forced to

你只有采取这个办法了。

This is the only way open to you.

Contemporary Standard Chinese Dictionary

只有 [zhǐyǒu]

1. 连连接分句，表示必要条件，常和"才""方"等相呼应

只有派个能干的人去，问题才能解决。
2. 参见"只要"的提示。

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Examples

只有把这件事告诉他，他心里才会安然。: He will never feel at ease unless we tell him about this.
只有不要脸的人才能做出这样不要脸的事。: Only those who have no sense of shame can do such shameful things.
只有几步路了。: It's only a few steps away.
夜很静，只有钟摆滴答滴答地响。: The night was very quiet except for the ticktack of the clock.
我家离工厂只有两站地。: My home is only a couple of bus stops from the factory.
那个边区地广人稀，只有五十万人口。: The border region has only 500,000 inhabitants, a small population for so large an area.
我对汉语语法只有一点模糊的概念。: I have only a hazy idea about Chinese grammar.
离开车只有十分钟，恐怕赶不上了。: The train is going to leave in ten minutes. I'm afraid we'll be too late.
只有个别人请假。: Only one or two people asked for leave.
只有对西方哲学做到厚积薄发，才能写出这样的好论文。: Only when well grounded in Western philosophy can one write such an excellent thesis.; 465 more results

Word Decomposition

只 [zhǐ]	+	有 [yǒu]

nciku Note

Paired conjunctions as conveyors of conditions

Paired conjunctions as conveyors of conditions

A conjunction is a word or expression that acts as a transition between clauses and phrases in a complex sentence. For example: "不但……而且……" búdàn...érqiě... (not only … but also …), "如果……就……" rúguǒ...jiù... (if… then…), and "总而言之" zǒng'éryánzhī (all in all), where the first clause or phrase is connected to the following clause or phrase by a conjunction.

In a conditional sentence, the first part establishes the condition that follows after the words “只要” zhǐyào, “只有” zhǐyǒu, “不论” búlùn or “不管” bùguǎn, while the second part expresses the result after the “就” jiù, “才” cái, “都” dōu, or “也” yě.
(1) 只要你努力了，就一定会取得好成绩。
(2) 只有你努力了，才会取得好成绩。
(3) 不论你手里拿的是什么，都交出来。
(4) 不管你手里拿的是什么，也要交出来。

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