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仅仅

jǐn jǐn

HSK 3.0 level 4 2-character word Traditional 僅僅

仅仅 (jǐn jǐn) means "barely; only; merely". It is an HSK 3.0 level 4 word, and was not on the old six-level HSK list.

What 仅仅 means

1. barely
2. only
3. merely
4. only (this and nothing more)

The characters in 仅仅

• 仅jǐnbarely; only; merely
• 仅jǐnbarely; only; merely

Example sentences

• 仅仅听我们说吧。
  Just listen to us.
• 我仅仅吃了口面包。
  I only took a bite of bread.
• 他不仅仅是一国之君。
  He was more than a king.
• 我仅仅是在和Tom交谈。
  I was just talking about Tom.
• 我们不能仅仅就这样炒了汤姆
  Wǒmen bù néng jǐnjǐn jiù zhèyàng chǎo le Tāngmǔ
  We can't just fire Tom.
• 人人需要学习的不仅仅是语言。
  Rénrén xūyào xuéxí de bù jǐnjǐn shì yǔyán.
  What one has to learn is more than the language.

Words containing 仅仅

• 不仅仅bù jǐn jǐnnot only; not just

Sounds the same

Read jǐn jǐn, tone for tone, but written differently.

• 紧紧closely; tightly

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