Character breakdown
Study each Hanzi separately, then return to the complete word so pronunciation, meaning, and movement stay connected.
How to learn 牛只
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.
When the word appears in a sentence, check whether its part of speech and meaning match the definition shown here. Chinese words can change nuance with context.
Words with the same characters
Compare how a familiar Hanzi changes meaning inside another word.
cow's milk; CL:瓶[ping2],杯[bei1]
只zhīclassifier for birds and certain animals, one of a pair, some utensils, vessels etc; grain that has begun to ripen; variant of 隻|只[zhi1]
牛niúox; cow; bull; CL:條|条[tiao2],頭|头[tou2]; newton (abbr. for 牛頓|牛顿[niu2 dun4]); (slang) awesome; surname Niu
只能zhǐnéngcan only; obliged to do sth; to have no other choice
只是zhǐshìmerely; only; just; nothing but; simply; but; however
只要zhǐyàoso long as; provided; if