Chinese word · Mandarin
只能
zhǐnéngIn English: can only
Example sentences
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建华只能在这里等。
Jiàn huá zhǐ néng zài zhè lǐ děng.
Jianhua can only wait here.
easy -
小胡只能吃苹果。
Xiǎo hú zhǐ néng chī píng guǒ.
Xiao Hu can only eat apples.
easy -
嘉豪只能去图书馆。
Jiā háo zhǐ néng qù tú shū guǎn.
Jiahao can only go to the library.
easy -
志明觉得他只能在周末去看电影，因为工作很忙。
Zhì míng jué de tā zhǐ néng zài zhōu mò qù kàn diàn yǐng, yīn wèi gōng zuò hěn máng.
Zhiming thinks he can only go to the movies on weekends because he is busy with work.
medium -
天宇明白，虽然他想参加聚会，但因为功课太多，他只能选择在家学习。
Tiān yǔ míng bái, suī rán tā xiǎng cān jiā jù huì, dàn yīn wèi gōng kè tài duō, tā zhǐ néng xuǎn zé zài jiā xué xí.
Tianyu understands that although he wants to attend the party, he can only choose to study at home because he has too much homework.
hard
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