只能

zhǐ néng

adverbHSK 3

can only; must

Character Breakdown

只

zhǐ

only

Radical: 口Strokes: 5
口mouth
八split
能

néng

can, ability

Radical: 月Strokes: 10
厶elbow
月moon
匕spoon

Example Sentences

我只能等十分钟。

Wǒ zhǐ néng děng shí fēnzhōng.

I can only wait ten minutes.

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