Chinese word dictionary

只当

zhǐ dàng · (coll.) to take (sth) as …; to treat as …; to assume; to act as if …; Taiwan pr. [zhi3dang1]

Practice word

Word information

Simplified只当

Traditional只當

Pinyinzhǐ dàng

Part of speechDictionary

HSK 3.0Not listed

HSK 2.0Not listed

Character breakdown

Study each Hanzi separately, then return to the complete word so pronunciation, meaning, and movement stay connected.

只zhī

only, merely, just

当dāng

appropriate, timely; to act, to serve; the sound of bells

How to learn 只当

Listen once without reading, repeat the pinyin with its tones, then write every character in sequence. Finally, recall the complete meaning instead of memorizing each character as an isolated translation.

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Words with the same characters

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只zhī

classifier for birds and certain animals, one of a pair, some utensils, vessels etc; grain that has begun to ripen; variant of 隻|只[zhi1]

当然dāngrán

only natural; as it should be; certainly; of course; without doubt

只能zhǐnéng

can only; obliged to do sth; to have no other choice

只是zhǐshì

merely; only; just; nothing but; simply; but; however

只要zhǐyào

so long as; provided; if

只有zhǐyǒu

only have ...; there is only ...; (used in combination with 才[cai2]) it is only if ... (that one can ...) (as in 只有通過治療才能痊愈|只有通过治疗才能痊愈[zhi3 you3 tong1 guo4 zhi4 liao2 cai2 neng2 quan2 yu4] "the only way to cure it is with therapy"); it is only (someone) who ... (as in 只有男性才有此需要[zhi3 you3 nan2 xing4 cai2 you3 ci3 xu1 yao4] "only men would have such a requirement"); (used to express lack of alternatives) can only; have no choice but to (as in 只有屈服[zhi3 you3 qu1 fu2] "the only thing you can do is give in")