zhī
classifier for birds and certain animals, one of a pair, some utensils, vessels etc
zhǐ néng
can only
obliged to do sth
to have no other choice
zhǐ bu guò
only
merely
nothing but
no more than
zhǐ hǎo
without any better option
to have to
to be forced to
zhǐ guǎn
solely engrossed in one thing
just (one thing, no need to worry about the rest)
simply
by all means
please feel free
do not hesitate (to ask for sth)
zhǐ gù
solely preoccupied (with one thing)
engrossed
focusing (on sth)
to look after only one aspect
zhǐ dé
to have no alternative but to
to be obliged to
zhǐ pà
I'm afraid that...
perhaps
maybe
very likely
zhǐ yán piàn yǔ
just a word or two (idiom); a few isolated phrases
zhǐ zì bù tí
not to mention (idiom); to say not one word
fig. to omit mention (of a non-person or embarrassing topic)
to censor
zhǐ qiàn dōng fēng
all we need is an east wind (idiom); lacking only one tiny crucial item
zhǐ kě yì huì , bù kě yán chuán
can be understood, but not described (idiom, from Zhuangzi 莊子|庄子); mysterious and subtle
wàn shì jù bèi , zhǐ qiàn dōng fēng
everything is ready, all we need is an east wind (idiom); lacking only one tiny crucial item
zhǐ xǔ zhōu guān fàng huǒ , bù xǔ bǎi xìng diǎn dēng
only the official is allowed to light the fire
Gods may do what cattle may not
quod licet Iovi, non licet bovi
jiǎo tà liǎng zhī chuán
to have a foot in both camps
to have a bet each way
to be having an affair
zhǐ jiàn shù mù bù jiàn sēn lín
unable to see the wood for the trees
fig. only able to see isolated details, and not the bigger picture
zhǐ zhī qí yī , bù zhī qí èr
to know the first, but not know the second (idiom); only partial information
zhǐ yào gōng fu shēn , tiě chǔ mó chéng zhēn
If you work at it hard enough, you can grind an iron bar into a needle.
cf idiom 磨杵成針|磨杵成针, to grind an iron bar down to a fine needle (idiom); fig. to persevere in a difficult task
to study diligently
tiān xià wú nán shì , zhǐ pà yǒu xīn rén
lit. nothing is difficult on this earth, if your mind is set (idiom)
gū shēn zhī yǐng
lit. a lonely body with only a shadow for company
to be all alone (idiom)
dǒu jiǔ zhī jī
lit. a chicken and a bottle of wine (idiom); fig. ready to make an offering to the deceased, or to entertain guests
zhī jī dǒu jiǔ
lit. a chicken and a bottle of wine (idiom); fig. ready to make an offering to the deceased, or to entertain guests
kě cā xiě kě biān chéng zhī dú cún chǔ qì
EPROM
Erasable programmable read-only memory
wàn shì jiē bèi , zhǐ qiàn dōng fēng
everything is ready, all we need is an east wind (idiom)
lacking only one tiny crucial item
also written 萬事俱備，只欠東風|万事俱备，只欠东风
zhǐ bù guò jǐ nián qián
only a few years ago
just a few years ago
dú jù zhī yǎn
to see what others fail to see (idiom)
to have exceptional insight
zhǐ shuō bù zuò
to be all talk and no action
zhǐ zhī qí yī , bù zhī qí èr
to know the first, but not know the second (idiom); only partial information
zhǐ zhēng zhāo xī
to seize every minute (idiom)
to make the best use of one's time
zhǐ zhēng dàn xī
see 只爭朝夕|只争朝夕[zhi3 zheng1 zhao1 xi1]
zhǐ kě yì huì , bù kě yán chuán
can be understood, but not described (idiom, from Zhuangzi 莊子|庄子); mysterious and subtle
bié jù zhī yǎn
see 獨具隻眼|独具只眼[du2 ju4 zhi1 yan3]
zhī yǎn dú jù
see 獨具隻眼|独具只眼[du2 ju4 zhi1 yan3]
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