The Chinese word 只 (Zhi) and (almost) every pattern to know about it - Chinese Grammar Simplified

Video Chapters:
0:25 Beginning Challenges
0:57 Basic Use of 只
1:35 只有……才…… and 只要……就……
3:24 只好 / 只能
4:47 只不过 and 只是
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[@SURYAPRATAAP]

Plz make more grammar points, your teaching technique is very ambitious.... quite easy to understand...

[@thepassportog]

你的课很好。 我们只有看你的课、才能学好中文。

[@Jearrow]

Those videos are so helpful, thank you very much for all your explanations

[@ThalonRamacorn]

I love that even if this is not even mear my chinese level I see the logic and can understand it if I see it :) Very logically structured language, love it.

[@mountaintag]

It may be worth emphasizing that 只 is an adverb, so it must be followed by a verb. It cannot be followed by a noun. So, if we want to say "only these" or "only those", then it's 只有这些 or 只有那些, where the verb 有 is inserted after 只 so "只有 + noun" means "only + noun". (有 has no meaning here). For example: 只有孩子(才)能进去 = "Only children can go in" Compare this with: 你只有带孩子才能进去 = "Only if you bring children can you go in" In my first example, I have put 才 in brackets, because it is actually not required in this sentence. The first example is not an example of the 只有…才… structure. In the 只有…才… structure, 只有 needs to be followed by a verb (as in my second example).

[@rsainz1296]

Excellent explanation. I will review!😊

[@vickynomikou4005]

excellent, xiexie ni

[@nusratjahan99924]

Please make more videos like this teacher ❤

[@nusratjahan99924]

Welcome back after a long time. I was waiting for your videos

[@boonkiatong6790]

Very nicely explained.

[@parthenatsotoulidou7796]

你是一位好老师！！！！！ 谢谢！！！！

[@brunocardoso7132]

thank you so much for this video

[@haru93]

一如既往很有用的视频！

[@lexxryazanov]

谢谢你!

[@zulkiflijamil4033]

只好/只能

[@SURYAPRATAAP]

Thanks 🙏

[@ChineseGrammarSimplified]

You’re welcome 😊

[@IslandForestPlains]

So if I understand correctly, "zhi you 1 cai 2" means: only if 1 is true, then 2 will also come true, there is no other way (only if you study hard, you can get a good grade - if you are lazy, you will certainly fail). "Zhi you 1 jiu 2" means: if 1 is true then 2 is guaranteed to happen, but 2 might also happen otherwise (if you take the subway, you will arrive in time - but you can also arrive in time when you take a taxi). Is that correct? Edit: So "zhi you ... cai ..." describes a necessary condition while "zhi you ... jiu ..." describes a sufficient condition.

[@qianfeizhou8265]

Sounds good!

[@ChineseGrammarSimplified]

correction： it's not "zhi you 1 jiu 2", it's “zhi yao 1, jiu 2"

[@SuatiaJeremy-jb7io]

Explain the usage of 估计 please...😊

[@ChineseGrammarSimplified]

as a verb, it means "to estimate" 我估计做完这些工作需要一个小时。 as an adv. it means "approximately" 她现在估计30岁左右。

[@ncaa4life611]

1. 我的车坏了，只能今天坐热气球去工作。2. 一弟弟去商店，就买糖果。3. 只是在山里，我感受轻松了。

[@ChineseGrammarSimplified]

Feel free to check the answers on my website

[@Vydez254]

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