仅仅
jǐnjǐn
only, merely
Part of speech · adverb
Pattern visualization
no decomposition available
Examples
- 这仅仅是个开始。This is merely a beginning.
- 他仅仅用了十分钟就完成了。He finished in only ten minutes.
Collocations
仅仅是不仅仅仅仅因为仅仅几
Mnemonic
仅 jǐn "only" doubled: "merely, only". An adverb stressing that a quantity or scope is small. 仅仅是 = is merely. Often paired in 不仅仅 (not only). Similar to 只, but 仅仅 stresses the limitation more strongly.
Related
只只是不过仅
Quick check
What does 仅仅 mean?