Meaning of 仅仅
Definitions from CC-CEDICT.
- barely
- only
- merely
- only (this and nothing more)
How to use 仅仅
仅仅 goes before a verb, a number, or a time phrase to stress that something is small or limited. It sounds a bit stronger than 只 (zhǐ). Example: 我仅仅学了三个月中文。(Wǒ jǐnjǐn xué le sān gè yuè Zhōngwén.) I have only studied Chinese for three months.
仅 (jǐn) has the person radical 亻 next to 又, so picture one single person standing with one hand. Doubling it as 仅仅 stresses the idea: only this, and nothing more.
Common mistake: Learners often write 仅 with 叉 or confuse it with 汉 (hàn), which has the water radical 氵 instead of the person radical 亻. Also, 仅仅 is an adverb, so do not put it after the verb as in 我学了仅仅三个月. Put it before the verb or the number phrase instead.
仅仅 in example sentences
Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.
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仅 jǐn · barely · 4 strokes
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仅 jǐn · barely · 4 strokes
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Related words
Words that share a character with 仅仅.
| 不仅 | bùjǐn | not just; not limited to; (as a correlative conjunction) not only (..., but also ...) |
| 不仅仅 | bù jǐnjǐn | not only; not just |
| 仅次于 | jǐn cì yú | second only to ...; ranking behind only ... |
| 仅供 | jǐngōng | only for |
| 仅此而已 | jǐncǐ'éryǐ | (idiom) that's all; just this and nothing more |
| 仅存 | jǐncún | to be the only one(s) remaining; to be the only one(s) surviving |
| 不仅如此 | bùjǐnrúcǐ | not only that, but ... |
| 绝无仅有 | juéwújǐnyǒu | one and only (idiom); rarely seen; unique of its kind |
Questions about 仅仅
What does 仅仅 mean?
仅仅 (jǐnjǐn) means "barely; only" and is used as a adverb.
How do you write 仅仅?
仅仅 is made of 2 characters: 仅 (4 strokes), 仅 (4 strokes). That is 8 strokes in total.
Is 仅仅 an HSK word?
Yes. 仅仅 is on the HSK 3 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.
How is 仅仅 written in traditional Chinese?
In traditional characters, 仅仅 is written 僅僅.
What is the difference between 仅仅 and 只?
Both mean only, but 只 (zhǐ) is more common and casual in speech. 仅仅 adds emphasis and sounds a little more formal, often stressing that an amount is surprisingly small.
How do I use 不仅仅 in a sentence?
不仅仅 (bù jǐnjǐn) means not only or not just, and is usually followed by 还 or 也 in the next clause. Example: 这不仅仅是钱的问题，也是时间的问题。(Zhè bù jǐnjǐn shì qián de wèntí, yě shì shíjiān de wèntí.) This is not just about money, it is also about time.