1. Home
  2. HSK 3
  3. Adverbs and nuance

仅仅

jǐnjǐn

only; merely

A tiny cup in open hands
Memory picture

Character

仅 jǐn

Strokes
4
Radical
亻 — man, person
Made of
亻 man, person 又 and, also, again, in addition
How it's built
Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound

Example phrases

  • 仅仅一天。 Jǐnjǐn yī tiān. Only one day.
  • 他仅仅笑了。 Tā jǐnjǐn xiào le. He only smiled.
  • 这仅仅是开始。 Zhè jǐnjǐn shì kāishǐ. This is only the beginning.

Related words

All HSK 3 words →