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ID: QW0120 Intermediate
You're probably familiar with the adverb 只 (zhǐ), meaning "only." But have you noticed that 就 (jiù) seems to have a similar usage as well? And what's the deal with 光 (guāng)? Learn about all this in today's Chinese lesson.
Connie,John,Liliana
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SIMPLIFIED PINYIN ENGLISH  
我只有一个女朋友
wǒ 我zhǐ 只yǒu 有yī 一ge 个nǚpéngyou 女朋友
I only have one girlfriend.
这个秘密我只告诉你一个人
zhè ge 这个mìmì 秘密wǒ 我zhǐ 只gàosu 告诉nǐ 你yī ge rén 一个人
I'm only telling this secret to you alone.
在大学里我有一个朋友他是一个男生
zài 在dàxué 大学lǐ 里wǒ 我yǒu 有yī 一ge 个péngyou 朋友tā 他shì 是yī 一ge 个nánshēng 男生
In college I had a friend. A male friend.
他很喜欢一个女孩子他想去约她但是他很害羞
tā 他hěn 很xǐhuan 喜欢yī 一ge 个nǚháizi 女孩子tā 他xiǎng 想qù 去yuē 约tā 她dànshì 但是tā 他hěn 很hàixiū 害羞
He really liked a girl. He wanted to ask her out, but he was shy.
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