只 — meaning in English

English meaning

• alone adj By oneself, without other people present.
• merely adv Only, and nothing more than; simply.

Senses

只 is used for these senses in English:

• alone (hence) Used to emphasize the size or extent of something by selecting a subset.
• merely (focus) Without any other reason etc.; only, just, and nothing more. [from 16th c.]

alone — full definition

1. adj By oneself, without other people present.
2. adv Used after a noun to mean "only" or "exclusively" that thing.

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