只有

Traditional form:

只有

Pinyin (reading):

zhǐyǒu

Definitions:

• only have ...
• there is only ...
• (used in combination with 才 (cái)) it is only if one ... (that one can ...) (Example: 只有通過治療才能痊愈／只有通过治疗才能痊愈 (zhǐyǒutōngguòzhìliáocáinéngquányù) "the only way to cure it is with therapy")
• it is only ... (who ...) (Example: 只有男性才有此需要 (zhǐyǒunánxìngcáiyǒucǐxūyào) "only men would have such a requirement")
• (used to indicate that one has no alternative) one can only (do a certain thing) (Example: 只有屈服 (zhǐyǒuqūfú) "the only thing you can do is give in")

Characters:

• 只 - only, merely, just
• 有 - to have, to own, to possess; to exist

Traditional characters:

• 只 - only, merely, just
• 有 - to have, to own, to possess; to exist