You can only use it once.
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只能
zhǐ néng
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zhǐ néng · zi2 nang4 (Jyutping)
- can only
- obliged to do sth
- to have no other choice
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Character breakdown
只
能
- Meaning
- to be able; can, permitted to; ability
- Radical
- ⺼
- Strokes
- 10
- Components
- ⿰⿱厶⺼⿱匕匕
- Cangjie
- IBPP
- Four-corner
- 2121.1
Unihan 17.0.0 · Unicode License V3. Make Me a Hanzi · LGPL 3+. Interactive stroke order is available in the study tools.
Example sentences
I can only give you ten minutes.
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