Chinese word

仅仅

Pronunciation

Pinyinjǐn jǐn

Meaning

  • adverbjust

Example

我仅仅想帮你。wǒ jín jǐn xiǎng bāng nǐ

I just want to help you.

Illustration for 仅仅 (just)

More examples

他仅仅用了三天就学会了。tā jín jǐn yòng le sān tiān jiù xué huì le

He learned it in just three days.

Core concept

Keeps attention on a small, restricted part of what happens rather than on the wider possibilities.

Common phrases

  • 仅仅是jín jǐn shì

    be only ___

  • 仅仅需要jín jǐn xū yào

    only need ___

  • 仅仅有jín jǐn yǒu

    only have ___

Similar words

只zhǐ: Restricts the meaning to the person, thing, amount, or range that follows.
只是zhǐ shì: Casually presents an action or situation as nothing more than what is stated.
只有zhí yǒu: Sets a condition that must be met for something to happen or be true.

Definition in Chinese

表示数量、程度或范围很少，仅有某一情况或只是这么一点，用来限定事实或动作的范围。biǎo shì shù liàng chéng dù huò fàn wéi hén shǎo jǐn yǒu mǒu yì qíng kuàng huò zhǐ shì zhè me yì diǎn yòng lái xiàn dìng shì shí huò dòng zuò de fàn wéi

Word origin

The repeated form 仅 (jǐn, "only") + 仅 (jǐn, "only") turns a basic limit into a more emphatic restriction on an action, amount, or scope.

Usage tips

  • English just can also mean recently or exactly, but this Chinese adverb has the limiting sense of just or only.

Other meanings

  • onlyparticle

Opposites

Related words

  • 仅有jǐn yǒuhave onlyverb
  • 仅剩jǐn shèngremainverb

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