Chinese Meaning 中文Chinese that makes sense.Search Chinese
⌕
Home › Dictionary › 只能

只能

zhǐ néng
Dictionary entry
can only

What does 只能 mean?

只能 (zhǐ néng) has the following dictionary meaning.

1can only
2obliged to do sth
3to have no other choice

Character breakdown

Open each character to see its own meanings and vocabulary links.

只zhīvariant of 隻|只[zhi1]能Néngsurname Neng

Reviewed examples

No reviewed example dialogues yet. This page only shows verified dictionary data until a context lesson is published.

How to pronounce 只能

只能
zhǐ néng
Tap to hear Standard Mandarin.

Related Chinese words and expressions

More linked vocabulary

只zhīvariant of 隻|只[zhi1]只zhǐonly; merely; just只zhǐvariant of 只[zhi3]只zhīgrain that has begun to ripen只zhǐvariant of 只[zhi3]只zhīclassifier for birds and certain animals, one of a pair, some utensils, vessels etc只好zhǐ hǎoto have no other option but to ...; to have to; to be forced to只得zhǐ déto have no alternative but to; to be obliged to只怕zhǐ pàI'm afraid that...只是zhǐ shìmerely; only; just; nothing but只有zhǐ yǒuonly have ...; there is only ...只消zhǐ xiāoto only need
Base dictionary data: CC-CEDICT · CC BY-SA 4.0.