仅仅
jǐnjǐnTraditional: 仅仅
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Translation
only, merely, barely
Word origin
A reduplicated adverb built from 仅 (jǐn, only), itself a phono-semantic compound with the 亻(person) radical and 堇 as phonetic, the doubling intensifying the sense of restriction.
- Origin
- phono-semantic
- Root
- 仅 (jǐn, only) doubled, from 亻(person) + 堇 (phonetic)
Stroke order
仅
仅
Examples
。
This is merely a beginning.
。
He finished it in only ten minutes.
。
We have known each other for only three days.
。
This matter is nothing but a misunderstanding.
格涨。
The price rose only a little bit.
仅仅 (jǐn jǐn) means only or merely. The reduplication of 仅 emphasises that the amount, degree, or extent is no more than what is stated.
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