13 sentences for 只 (zhǐ — but)

1. 故事是真实的，只是人名改了。

   gù​shi shì zhēn​shí de, zhǐ​shì rén​míng gǎi le.

   The story is true, only the names have been changed.

   Source: CCMatrix

2. 也许他是单身，只是没那么感兴趣。

   yě​xǔ tā shì dān​shēn, zhǐ​shì méi nà​me gǎn​xìng​qù.

   Maybe he’s single and just not that interested.

   Source: CCMatrix

3. 我在读这些评论，只是觉得越来越难过。

   wǒ zài dú zhè​xiē píng​lùn, zhǐ​shì jué​de yuè​lái​yuè nán​guò.

   I’m reading these comments and just feeling increasingly sad.

   Source: CCMatrix

4. 他不无聊，只是他的主要兴趣是他自己。

   tā bù wú​liáo, zhǐ​shì tā de zhǔ​yào xìng​qù shì tā​zì​jǐ.

   He's not boring, it's just that his main interest is himself.

   Source: CCMatrix

5. 我约会很多，我只是还没找到合适的人。

   wǒ yuē​huì hěn​duō, wǒ zhǐ​shì hái​méi zhǎo dào hé​shì de rén.

   I date a lot, I just haven’t found the right person yet.

   Source: CCMatrix

6. 你的文章写得很好，只是有几处拼写错误。

   nǐ de wén​zhāng xiě de hěn hǎo, zhǐ​shì yǒu jǐ chù pīn xiě cuò wù.

   Your article is well written except for a few spelling mistakes.

   Source: UM-Corpus: Education

7. 她说话简单而又自然，只是说得太多太快了。

   tā shuō huà jiǎn​dān ér yòu zì​rán, zhǐ​shì shuō de tài​duō tài kuài le.

   She spoke very simply and naturally, but too much and too fast.

   Source: CCMatrix

8. 许多迟到的人只是没有和我们一样的时间观念。

   xǔ​duō chí​dào de rén zhǐ​shì méi​yǒu hé wǒ​men yī​yàng de shí​jiān guān​niàn.

   Many people that are late just do not have the same concept of time that we do.

   Source: CCMatrix

9. 他已经知道自己站在哪里了；他只是还没告诉你。

   tā yǐ​jing zhī​dao zì​jǐ zhàn zài nǎ​li le; tā zhǐ​shì hái​méi gào​sù nǐ.

   He already knows where he stands; he just hasn’t told you yet.

   Source: CCMatrix

10. 有些动物能适应气候改变，只是适应速度不够迅速。

    yǒu​xiē dòng​wù néng shì​yìng qì​hou gǎi​biàn, zhǐ​shì shì​yìng sù​dù bù​gòu xùn​sù.

    Some animals can adapt to climate change—just not fast enough.

    Source: CCMatrix

11. 果汁不会从容器中自动流出，只是会停留在容器内不动。

    guǒ​zhī bù​huì cóng róng​qì zhōng zì​dòng liú chū, zhǐ​shì huì tíng​liú zài róng​qì nèi bù​dòng.

    Juice won’t pour out of a container, but simply stays inside.

    Source: UM-Corpus: News

12. 如果三个人能舒服地坐着，那四个人可以坐得靠近一点，只是没那么舒服而已。

    rú​guǒ sān ge rén néng shū​fu de zuò zhe, nà sì ge rén kě​yǐ zuò de kào​jìn yī​diǎn, zhǐ​shì méi nà​me shū​fu ér​yǐ.

    If three persons can sit comfortably, four persons can sit a little closer, with a little less comfort.

    Source: CCMatrix

13. 两个女人之间，他必须要去做出一个选择，只是这样的选择，真的会是那样的容易吗？

    liǎng​ge nǚ​rén zhī​jiān, tā bì​xū yào qù zuò chū yī​ge xuǎn​zé, zhǐ​shì zhè​yàng de xuǎn​zé, zhēn​de huì shì nà​yàng de róng​yì ma?

    He had to make a choice between the two women, but would such a decision really be easy?

    Source: CCMatrix