Word Detail

只能

zhǐ néng

can only, obliged to do sth, to have no other choice

HSK 2 (v3.0)

Examples

只能这样。

Zhǐnéng zhèyàng.

Can only do this.

我只能帮你这些。

Wǒ zhǐnéng bāng nǐ zhèxiē.

I can only help you this much.

只能看不能摸。

Zhǐnéng kàn bù néng mō.

Look but don't touch.