只是 zhǐshì in a sentence

这 只是 一个误会。

Zhè zhǐshì yí ge wùhuì.

This is just a misunderstanding.

Dictionary example · HSK 4 · 误会

这 只是 一场误解。

Zhè zhǐshì yì chǎng wùjiě.

This is only a misunderstanding.

Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 误解

这 只是 问题的一部分。

Zhè zhǐshì wèntí de yí bùfen.

This is only part of the problem.

Dictionary example · HSK 4 · 部分

这 只是 我个人的看法。

Zhè zhǐ shì wǒ gèrén de kànfǎ.

This is only my personal view.

Dictionary example · HSK 5 · 个人

我 只是 随口说说而已。

Wǒ zhǐshì suíkǒu shuōshuo éryǐ.

I was only saying it casually, that's all.

Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 而已

这 只是 一个过渡阶段。

Zhè zhǐshì yí ge guòdù jiēduàn.

This is only a transitional stage.

Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 过渡

这 只是 一种妄想罢了。

Zhè zhǐshì yì zhǒng wàngxiǎng bà le.

This is nothing but wishful thinking.

Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 妄想

学习的目的不 只是 考试。

Xuéxí de mùdì bù zhǐshì kǎoshì.

The aim of study is not only to pass exams.

Dictionary example · HSK 4 · 目的

这些说法 只是 迷信而已。

Zhèxiē shuōfǎ zhǐshì míxìn éryǐ.

These claims are nothing but superstition.

Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 迷信

他 只是 敷衍了几句就走了。

Tā zhǐshì fūyǎn le jǐ jù jiù zǒu le.

He fobbed me off with a few words and left.

Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 敷衍

他并不吝啬， 只是 很节俭。

Tā bìng bù lìnsè, zhǐshì hěn jiéjiǎn.

He is not stingy at all, merely very thrifty.

Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 吝啬

别生气，我 只是 跟你开玩笑。

Bié shēngqì, wǒ zhǐshì gēn nǐ kāi wánxiào.

Do not be angry; I was only joking with you.

Dictionary example · HSK 4 · 开玩笑

您过奖了，我 只是 尽力而已。

Nín guòjiǎng le, wǒ zhǐshì jìnlì éryǐ.

You flatter me; I only did my best.

Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 过奖

他 只是 口头答应，没有签字。

Tā zhǐshì kǒutóu dāying, méiyǒu qiānzì.

He only agreed verbally and did not sign.

Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 口头

他并不懒惰， 只是 方法不对。

Tā bìng bù lǎnduò, zhǐshì fāngfǎ bú duì.

He is not lazy at all; his method is simply wrong.

Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 懒惰

这 只是 我的推测，不一定对。

Zhè zhǐshì wǒ de tuīcè, bù yídìng duì.

This is only my conjecture and may not be right.

Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 推测

他没有辩解， 只是 低着头听着。

Tā méiyǒu biànjiě, zhǐshì dīzhe tóu tīngzhe.

He offered no excuses and simply listened with his head down.

Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 辩解

他并非不努力， 只是 方法不对。

Tā bìngfēi bù nǔlì, zhǐshì fāngfǎ bú duì.

It isn't that he doesn't work hard; his method is just wrong.

Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 并非

他没有回答， 只是 反问了我一句。

Tā méiyǒu huídá, zhǐshì fǎnwèn le wǒ yí jù.

He did not answer, but simply put a question back to me.

Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 反问

这些 只是 问题的支流，不是主流。

Zhèxiē zhǐshì wèntí de zhīliú, bú shì zhǔliú.

These are only side issues, not the main one.

Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 支流

教育不 只是 传授知识，还要培养人格。

Jiàoyù bù zhǐshì chuánshòu zhīshi, hái yào péiyǎng réngé.

Education is not only imparting knowledge but also forming character.

Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 人格

我忽然明白，时间带走的不 只是 样子。

wǒ hūrán míngbai, shíjiān dàizǒu de / dì bùzhǐ shì yàngzi.

I suddenly understood that what time takes away isn't only how you look.

Graded reader · HSK 4 · An Old Photograph

那一刻我明白了，其实我一直都可以， 只是 不相信自己。

nà / nèi yīkè wǒ míngbaile, qíshí wǒ yìzhí dōu kěyǐ, zhǐshì bù xiāngxìn zìjǐ.

In that moment I understood that I'd always been able to — I just hadn't believed it.

Graded reader · HSK 3 · Learning to Ride a Bike