ONLY  只不過

THIS THING OR ACTION AND ALL OTHERS NOT.
AT MOSTAT BEST(ONLY) JUSTNO/NOT MORE THANBARELYSCARCELYHARDLYNARROWLYEXCLUSIVELYSOLELYTO THE EXCLUSION OF EVERYTHING ELSEMERELYSIMPLYJUST
Hypernym
  • THISThe NEAR OBJECT.
    • NEARRELATION of being at a SMALL DISTANCE of SPACE OR TIME IN-RELATION-TO something.
      • RELATIONFEATURE of TWO OR MORE THINGS TOGETHER.
        • FEATUREABSTRACT OBJECT a THING is SAID to BE OR to HAVE....
See also
  • ALONEBE ONLY ONE AND NOT TOGETHER WITH OTHERS.  
    Modern Chinese Criteria
    罷了 / 而已

























    單單

    僅僅

    不過

    偏偏

    惟獨

    單獨

    獨自

    唯有

    只有

    只是

    無非

    單純 is "purely, merely".

    只不過



    rough draft to BEGIN TO identify synonym group members for analysis, based on CL etc. 18.11.2003. CH / LU JIANMING

    Words

      wéi OC: k-lul MC: ji
      wéi OC: k-lul MC: ji 37 AttributionsWD
      Syntactic words
    • padVonly [etymologically vadV]
    • v[0]+N.+N{PRED}it is only N that is the N{PRED}CH
    • vt+N{SUBJ}.+V{PRED}only N V-sCH
    • vt+N{SUBJ}.+為+V{PRED}only N Vs
    • vtoNcopulato be; to be only (the object in question)
      wéi OC: k-lul MC: ji 26 AttributionsWD
      Syntactic words
    • vadNrestrictiveonly (the N)
    • vadVobjectonly the object(s)
    • vadVreference=objectonly VERB
    • vt+Nbe only N; be only a matter of N; be only by N
    • vt0oN{SUBJ}.+V{PRED}only N Vs
    • vtoN.adVcopularestrictive copula: be only, it is only N (who Vs)
    • vttoN.+V[0]copulait is only the N who do the contextually determinate Ving3
      dú OC: dooɡ MC: duk 25 AttributionsWD

      Syntactic words
    • vadN.adVonly N V-s
    • vadVobjectonly the object
    • vadVsubjectonly in this case; as the only one, as the only subject of the V
    • vtoNhave only (one quality etc)
      ěr OC: mljɯʔ MC: ȵɨ 24 AttributionsWD
      Syntactic words
    • ppostadSand that is all, contraction of 而已 (quantifies over only the subject, sometimes the whole sentence preceding it, rarely only the object, rarely the whole verb phrase, and also rarely the main verb only. 阿almost never, apparently, the object in the VP only. 
    • ppostadSonly the objectCH
      tú OC: daa MC: duo̝ 20 AttributionsWD

      Syntactic words
    • padNonly (deverbal?)
    • padNfigurative pointlessCH
    • padVrestrictiveonly; just; merely (negated as 非徒 rarely 不徒)
    • padVtoNreference=objectonly the objectCH
    而已  ér yǐ OC: njɯ k-lɯʔ MC: ȵɨ jɨ 20 AttributionsWD
      Syntactic words
    • VPi.postN{PRED}be only the N and nothing else/no others, and that is all; and that is the whole point
    • VPi[0]postadSand that is all
    • VPi[0]postadVto only VLZ
      tè OC: ɡ-lɯɯɡ MC: dək 19 AttributionsWD
      Syntactic words
    • vadNP{PRED}only be the NP
    • vadVonly, simply
      dàn OC: daanʔ MC: dɑn 18 AttributionsWD
      Syntactic words
    • pad.VtoNreference=objectonly the objectCH
    • padN.adVonly the N V-s
    • padVHan dynasty: only, just
    • padVreference=objectonly (the object)
    • padVreference=subjectonly the (preceding) subject
      qí OC: ɡe MC: giɛ 12 AttributionsWD
      Syntactic words
    • padSit is only that..., just S
    • padVonly
    • padV.adSsimply
    • padVobjectonly (the object)
    而已矣  ér yǐ yǐ OC: njɯ k-lɯʔ ɢɯʔ MC: ȵɨ jɨ ɦɨ 12 AttributionsWD
      Syntactic words
    • VPi[0]postadN{PRED}.postadSbe only N
    • VPi[0]postadS..., and that is all. [Note the immensely complex problems of scope of this phrase.]
    其唯  qí wéi MC: gi ywij OC: ɡɯ k-lulCH 12 AttributionsWD
      Syntactic words
    • vt N{SUBJECT}(presumably) only N is a case in point, only N is like thisCH
      zhuān OC: tjon MC: tɕiɛn 9 AttributionsWD

      Word relations
    • Assoc: 任/RELY ON Rén 任 typically refers to reliance on someone inferior in the context of public administration.

      Syntactic words
    • vad.VtoNscope: objectonly the objects
    • vadN{PRED}(before predicates) be only a matter of
      ěr OC: mljelʔ MC: ȵiɛ 9 AttributionsWD
      Syntactic words
    • vpostadSand that is all! 而已
      zhí OC: dɯɡ MC: ɖɨk 9 AttributionsWD

      Syntactic words
    • vadVonly; the only thing to do was
      yī MC: 'jit OC: qliɡCH 7 AttributionsWD
      Syntactic words
    • v[adN]ad.VtoNrestrictive object quantifieras the only object 一成純 “achieves only purity"CH
    • vadNthe one and only, only NCH
    • vadVonlyCH
      jǐn OC: ɡrɯns MC: gin 6 AttributionsWD
      Syntactic words
    • padVonly; only just; barely; by the skin of one's teeth
      zhǐ OC: kljeʔ MC: tɕiɛ 6 AttributionsWD
      Syntactic words
    • padVonly, exclusively
      wéi 6 AttributionsWD
      Syntactic words
    • vt0oN{OBJ}.+V{PRED}it is only N that the subject V-sLZ
    不過  bù guò OC: pɯʔ klools MC: pi̯ut kʷɑ 5 AttributionsWD
      Syntactic words
    • VPadVonly, just
    • VPtoNnot exceed N, be only N in size/amount etc.CH
      nǎi OC: nɯɯʔ MC: nəi 4 AttributionsWD
      Syntactic words
    • pad.vt+N
    • padV
    • padV.postN{SUBJ}only N V-s
      shǐ OC: lʰɯʔ MC: ɕɨ 4 AttributionsWD
      Syntactic words
    • vadV.postN{SUBJ}only N V-s
      chì OC: qljeɡs MC: ɕiɛ 3 AttributionsWD
      Syntactic words
    • padVonly
      wéi OC: k-lul MC: ji 3 AttributionsWD
      Syntactic words
    • vtoNbe only a case ofCH
    • vtoN.adVt維后稷轂用蒸"sacrifice to the ancestors only/exactly by the use of Hou Ji's grain": Vt only/exactly by the use of NCH
    但知  dàn zhī OC: daanʔ te MC: dɑn ʈiɛ 2 AttributionsWD
      Syntactic words
    • PPadVonly, merely, simply, just
    非特  fēi tè MC: pj+j dok OC: pɯl ɡ-lɯɯɡLZ 2 AttributionsWD
      Syntactic words
    • PPadVnot only; not simply, not justLZ
      zhǐ OC: kljɯʔ MC: tɕɨ 1 AttributionWD
      Syntactic words
    • vadVreference=objectonly the object
      zhī OC: tjil MC: tɕi 1 AttributionWD
      Syntactic words
    • padVonly
      kōng OC: khooŋ MC: khuŋ 1 AttributionWD
      Syntactic words
    • vad.VtoNreference=objectonly the object
      chún OC: djun MC: dʑʷin 1 AttributionWD
      Syntactic words
    • vadVonly, no more than
      shì OC: qljeɡ MC: ɕiɛk 1 AttributionWD
      Syntactic words
    • padN{PRED}not only be as many as N
    只是  zhǐ shì OC: kljeʔ ɡljeʔ MC: tɕiɛ dʑiɛ 1 AttributionWD
      Syntactic words
    • PPadVonly
      chì MC: syeH OC: qhjesCH 1 AttributionWD
      Syntactic words
    • padV=啻 onlyCH
    然後  rán hòu MC: nyen huwH OC: njen ɡoosLZ 1 AttributionWD
      Syntactic words
    • PPadV.postN{SUBJ}it is only N that V-sLZ
      piān OC: phen MC: phiɛn 0 AttributionsWD
      Syntactic words
    • vad.VtoNobjectquantifier only some of the objects
      duō OC: k-laal MC: tɑ 0 AttributionsWD
      Syntactic words
    • padVonly ????(commentary: 邢昺:古人多,只同音

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