| 只是 | zhi3 shi4 | merely to be |
| 只 | zhi3 zhi1 zhi1 | only |
| 光 | guang1 | ray |
| 单纯 | dan1 chun2 | merely |
| 仅仅 | jin3 jin3 | merely |
| 工夫 | gong1 fu1 | work |
| 只顾 | zhi3 gu4 | engrossed |
| 只管 | zhi3 guan3 | by all means |
| 单单 | dan1 dan1 | only |
| 中段 | zhong1 duan4 | mid- |
| 架空 | jia4 kong1 | fig. unfounded |
| 不过 | bu4 guo4 bu2 guo4 | but |
| 区区 | qu1 qu1 | merely |