{"id":6628,"date":"2023-04-19T14:49:56","date_gmt":"2023-04-19T06:49:56","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/?p=6628"},"modified":"2023-04-23T22:48:02","modified_gmt":"2023-04-23T14:48:02","slug":"only-jiu-grammar","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/index.php\/2023\/04\/19\/only-jiu-grammar\/","title":{"rendered":"Only \u5c31 ji\u00f9 Grammar"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_82_1 ez-toc-wrap-left counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-white ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Table of Content\"><span class=\"ez-toc-js-icon-con\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/index.php\/2023\/04\/19\/only-jiu-grammar\/#Structure\" >Structure<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-3' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/index.php\/2023\/04\/19\/only-jiu-grammar\/#S_%E5%B0%B1_jiu_V_O\" >S + \u5c31 ji\u00f9 + V + O<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/index.php\/2023\/04\/19\/only-jiu-grammar\/#%E5%B0%B1_jiu_Number_Measure_word_N\" >\u5c31 ji\u00f9 + Number + Measure word + N<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/index.php\/2023\/04\/19\/only-jiu-grammar\/#Difference_between_%E5%B0%B1_jiu_and_%E5%8F%AA_zhi\" >Difference between \u5c31 ji\u00f9 and \u53ea zh\u01d0<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/index.php\/2023\/04\/19\/only-jiu-grammar\/#Practice\" >Practice<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n\n<div style=\"height:6px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);color:#4d7c6b\" class=\"has-inline-color\">Grammar Point:<\/mark><\/strong><br>In Chinese grammar, \u5c31 ji\u00f9 can be used as an adverb to indicate &#8220;only&#8221; or &#8220;just&#8221; in a sentence. This usage of \u5c31 ji\u00f9 can be called &#8220;small quantity&#8221; because it is used to emphasize a small quantity or a small degree of something.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:36px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Structure\"><\/span><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);color:#4d7c6b\" class=\"has-inline-color\">Structure<\/mark><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"S_%E5%B0%B1_jiu_V_O\"><\/span><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);color:#69aba4\" class=\"has-inline-color\">S + \u5c31 ji\u00f9 + V + O<\/mark><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u6211<\/span><rt>w\u01d2<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5c31<\/span><rt>ji\u00f9<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u559d<\/span><rt>h\u0113<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e86<\/span><rt>le<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e00<\/span><rt>y\u00ec<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u676f<\/span><rt>b\u0113i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6c34<\/span><rt>shu\u01d0<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u6211<\/span><rt>w\u01d2<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5c31<\/span><rt>ji\u00f9<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u559d<\/span><rt>h\u0113<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e86<\/span><rt>le<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e00<\/span><rt>y\u00ec<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u676f<\/span><rt>b\u0113i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6c34<\/span><rt>shu\u01d0<\/rt><\/ruby><br>I only drank a glass of water.<br>(Emphasizes that I didn&#8217;t drink anything else.)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u5979<\/span><rt>t\u0101<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5c31<\/span><rt>ji\u00f9<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8cb7<\/span><rt>m\u01cei<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e86<\/span><rt>le<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e00<\/span><rt>y\u00ec<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u672c<\/span><rt>b\u011bn<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u66f8<\/span><rt>sh\u016b<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u5979<\/span><rt>t\u0101<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5c31<\/span><rt>ji\u00f9<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e70<\/span><rt>m\u01cei<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e86<\/span><rt>le<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e00<\/span><rt>y\u00ec<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u672c<\/span><rt>b\u011bn<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e66<\/span><rt>sh\u016b<\/rt><\/ruby><br>She bought just a book.<br>(Emphasizes that she didn&#8217;t buy anything else.)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u6211\u5011<\/span><rt>w\u01d2men<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5c31<\/span><rt>ji\u00f9<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u804a<\/span><rt>li\u00e1o<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e86<\/span><rt>le<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5e7e<\/span><rt>j\u01d0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5206\u9418<\/span><rt>f\u0113nzh\u014dng<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u6211\u4eec<\/span><rt>w\u01d2men<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5c31<\/span><rt>ji\u00f9<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u804a<\/span><rt>li\u00e1o<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e86<\/span><rt>le<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u51e0<\/span><rt>j\u012b<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5206\u949f<\/span><rt>f\u0113nzh\u014dng<\/rt><\/ruby><br>We talked just for a few minutes.<br>(Emphasizes that we didn&#8217;t talk for very long.)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u6211\u5011<\/span><rt>w\u01d2men<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u516c\u53f8<\/span><rt>g\u014dngs\u012b<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5c31<\/span><rt>ji\u00f9<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6709<\/span><rt>y\u01d2u<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e09<\/span><rt>s\u0101n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u500b<\/span><rt>ge<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u54e1\u5de5<\/span><rt>yu\u00e1ng\u014dng<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u6211\u4eec<\/span><rt>w\u01d2men<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u516c\u53f8<\/span><rt>g\u014dngs\u012b<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5c31<\/span><rt>ji\u00f9<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6709<\/span><rt>y\u01d2u<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e09<\/span><rt>s\u0101n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e2a<\/span><rt>ge<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5458\u5de5<\/span><rt>yu\u00e1ng\u014dng<\/rt><\/ruby><br>We just have three employees in our company.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u5f1f\u5f1f<\/span><rt>d\u00ecdi<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8aaa<\/span><rt>shu\u014d<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4ed6<\/span><rt>t\u0101<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5f88<\/span><rt>h\u011bn<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u7d2f<\/span><rt>l\u00e8i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff0c<\/span><rt> <\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u53ef\u662f<\/span><rt>k\u011bsh\u00ec<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4ed6<\/span><rt>t\u0101<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5c31<\/span><rt>ji\u00f9<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u770b<\/span><rt>k\u00e0n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e86<\/span><rt>le<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">10<\/span><rt> <\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5206\u9418<\/span><rt>f\u0113nzh\u014dng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u7684<\/span><rt>de<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u66f8<\/span><rt>sh\u016b<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u5f1f\u5f1f<\/span><rt>d\u00ecdi<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8bf4<\/span><rt>shu\u014d<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4ed6<\/span><rt>t\u0101<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5f88<\/span><rt>h\u011bn<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u7d2f<\/span><rt>l\u00e8i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff0c<\/span><rt> <\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u53ef\u662f<\/span><rt>k\u011bsh\u00ec<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4ed6<\/span><rt>t\u0101<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5c31<\/span><rt>ji\u00f9<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u770b<\/span><rt>k\u00e0n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e86<\/span><rt>le<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">10<\/span><rt> <\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5206\u949f<\/span><rt>f\u0113nzh\u014dng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u7684<\/span><rt>de<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e66<\/span><rt>sh\u016b<\/rt><\/ruby><br>My younger brother said he was tired, but he just read a book for 10 minutes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u6211<\/span><rt>w\u01d2<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5c31<\/span><rt>ji\u00f9<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u53bb<\/span><rt>q\u00f9<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u904e<\/span><rt>gu\u00f2<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u53f0\u7063<\/span><rt>T\u00e1iw\u0101n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e00\u6b21<\/span><rt>y\u00edc\u00ec<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u6211<\/span><rt>w\u01d2<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5c31<\/span><rt>ji\u00f9<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u53bb<\/span><rt>q\u00f9<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8fc7<\/span><rt>gu\u00f2<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u53f0\u6e7e<\/span><rt>T\u00e1iw\u0101n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e00\u6b21<\/span><rt>y\u00edc\u00ec<\/rt><\/ruby><br>I have only been to Taiwan once.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u6211\u7684<\/span><rt>w\u01d2de<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e2d\u6587<\/span><rt>zh\u014dngw\u00e9n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u9084<\/span><rt>h\u00e1i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8aaa<\/span><rt>shu\u014d<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5f97<\/span><rt>de<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e0d\u597d<\/span><rt>b\u00f9h\u01ceo<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff0c<\/span><rt>\uff0c<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5c31<\/span><rt>ji\u00f9<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6703<\/span><rt>hu\u00ec<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e00\u9ede<\/span><rt>y\u00ecdi\u01cen<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u76ae\u6bdb<\/span><rt>p\u00edm\u00e1o<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u6211\u7684<\/span><rt>w\u01d2de<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e2d\u6587<\/span><rt>zh\u014dngw\u00e9n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8fd8<\/span><rt>h\u00e1i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8bf4<\/span><rt>shu\u014d<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5f97<\/span><rt>de<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e0d\u597d<\/span><rt>b\u00f9h\u01ceo<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff0c<\/span><rt>\uff0c<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5c31<\/span><rt>ji\u00f9<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4f1a<\/span><rt>hu\u00ec<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e00\u70b9\u513f<\/span><rt>y\u00ecdi\u01cenr<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u76ae\u6bdb<\/span><rt>p\u00edm\u00e1o<\/rt><\/ruby><br>My Chinese speaking is not good, I only know a little bit of it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-background\" style=\"background-color:#1e8f870d;font-size:15px\"><strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);color:#1a8a8a\" class=\"has-inline-color\">FYI<\/mark><\/strong><br>The phrase &#8220;<span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u5c31\u6703\u4e00\u9ede\u76ae\u6bdb ji\u00f9 hu\u00ec y\u00ecdi\u01cen p\u00edm\u00e1o<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u5c31\u4f1a\u4e00\u70b9\u513f\u76ae\u6bdb ji\u00f9 hu\u00ec y\u00ecdi\u01cenr p\u00edm\u00e1o<\/span>&#8221; (only know a little fur) is a Chinese idiom that means &#8220;to have only superficial or rudimentary knowledge about something.&#8221; It can be used to describe someone who has a limited or shallow understanding of a topic, skill, or concept, implying that they lack deep knowledge or expertise. It can also be used to express humility about one&#8217;s own level of knowledge or skill, acknowledging that one only has a basic grasp of the subject matter.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:35px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E5%B0%B1_jiu_Number_Measure_word_N\"><\/span><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);color:#69aba4\" class=\"has-inline-color\">\u5c31 ji\u00f9 + Number + Measure word + N<\/mark><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u9019<\/span><rt>zh\u00e8<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5b78\u671f<\/span><rt>xu\u00e9q\u00ed<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5c31<\/span><rt>ji\u00f9<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">5<\/span><rt> <\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u500b<\/span><rt>ge<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4eba<\/span><rt>r\u00e9n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5831\u540d<\/span><rt>b\u00e0om\u00edng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e0a\u8ab2<\/span><rt>sh\u00e0ngk\u00e8<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u8fd9<\/span><rt>zh\u00e8<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5b66\u671f<\/span><rt>xu\u00e9q\u012b<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5c31<\/span><rt>ji\u00f9<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">5<\/span><rt> <\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e2a<\/span><rt>ge<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4eba<\/span><rt>r\u00e9n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u62a5\u540d<\/span><rt>b\u00e0om\u00edng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e0a\u8bfe<\/span><rt>sh\u00e0ngk\u00e8<\/rt><\/ruby><br>Only five people signed up for class this semester.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u6211\u5011<\/span><rt>w\u01d2men<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5b78\u6821<\/span><rt>xu\u00e9xi\u00e0o<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5c31<\/span><rt>ji\u00f9<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">2<\/span><rt>2<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4f4d<\/span><rt>w\u00e8i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8001\u5e2b<\/span><rt>l\u01ceosh\u012b<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u800c\u5df2<\/span><rt>\u00e9ry\u01d0<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u6211\u4eec<\/span><rt>w\u01d2men<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5b66\u6821<\/span><rt>xu\u00e9xi\u00e0o<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5c31<\/span><rt>ji\u00f9<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">2<\/span><rt>2<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4f4d<\/span><rt>w\u00e8i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8001\u5e08<\/span><rt>l\u01ceosh\u012b<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u800c\u5df2<\/span><rt>\u00e9ry\u01d0<\/rt><\/ruby><br>We only have two teachers in our school.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u53f0\u7063\u4eba<\/span><rt>T\u00e1iw\u0101nr\u00e9n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u7684<\/span><rt>de<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6708\u85aa<\/span><rt>yu\u00e8x\u012bn<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5c31<\/span><rt>ji\u00f9<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u7f8e\u91d1<\/span><rt>m\u011bij\u012bn<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">1000<\/span><rt> <\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u584a<\/span><rt>ku\u00e0i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff0c<\/span><rt> <\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e0d<\/span><rt>b\u00f9<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u591a<\/span><rt>du\u014d<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u53f0\u6e7e\u4eba<\/span><rt>T\u00e1iw\u0101nr\u00e9n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u7684<\/span><rt>de<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6708\u85aa<\/span><rt>yu\u00e8x\u012bn<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5c31<\/span><rt>ji\u00f9<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u7f8e\u91d1<\/span><rt>m\u011bij\u012bn<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">1000<\/span><rt> <\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5757<\/span><rt>ku\u00e0i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff0c<\/span><rt> <\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e0d<\/span><rt>b\u00f9<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u591a<\/span><rt>du\u014d<\/rt><\/ruby><br>A Taiwanese person&#8217;s monthly salary is just USD 1000, which is not much.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>When using \u5c31 ji\u00f9, you are simply presenting a small number without any expectation or surprise. If you want to express the speaker&#8217;s surprise or dissatisfaction that the quantity or degree is smaller than anticipated, you need to use \u624d c\u00e1i.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:36px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Difference_between_%E5%B0%B1_jiu_and_%E5%8F%AA_zhi\"><\/span><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);color:#4d7c6b\" class=\"has-inline-color\">Difference between \u5c31 ji\u00f9 and \u53ea zh\u01d0<\/mark><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u6211<\/span><rt>w\u01d2<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5c31<\/span><rt>ji\u00f9<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u53bb<\/span><rt>q\u00f9<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u904e<\/span><rt>gu\u00f2<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u53f0\u7063<\/span><rt>T\u00e1iw\u0101n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e00\u6b21<\/span><rt>y\u00edc\u00ec<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u6211<\/span><rt>w\u01d2<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5c31<\/span><rt>ji\u00f9<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u53bb<\/span><rt>q\u00f9<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8fc7<\/span><rt>gu\u00f2<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u53f0\u6e7e<\/span><rt>T\u00e1iw\u0101n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e00\u6b21<\/span><rt>y\u00edc\u00ec<\/rt><\/ruby><br>I have only been to Taiwan once.<br>(It emphasizes the fact that the speaker has been to Taiwan only once, and the speaker thinks it is a small number, which perhaps implies that the speaker would like to go again.)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u6211<\/span><rt>w\u01d2<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u53ea<\/span><rt>zh\u01d0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u53bb<\/span><rt>q\u00f9<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u904e<\/span><rt>gu\u00f2<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u53f0\u7063<\/span><rt>T\u00e1iw\u0101n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e00\u6b21<\/span><rt>y\u00edc\u00ec<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u6211<\/span><rt>w\u01d2<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u53ea<\/span><rt>zh\u01d0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u53bb<\/span><rt>q\u00f9<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8fc7<\/span><rt>gu\u00f2<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u53f0\u6e7e<\/span><rt>T\u00e1iw\u0101n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e00\u6b21<\/span><rt>y\u00edc\u00ec<\/rt><\/ruby><br>I have only been to Taiwan once.<br>(It does not imply any particular attitude or desire on the part of the speaker.)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">Q: <\/span><rt> <\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5979<\/span><rt>t\u0101<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8cb7<\/span><rt>m\u01cei<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e86<\/span><rt>le<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4ec0\u9ebc<\/span><rt>sh\u00e9nme<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff1f<\/span><rt> <\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">Q: <\/span><rt> <\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5979<\/span><rt>t\u0101<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e70<\/span><rt>m\u01cei<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e86<\/span><rt>le<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4ec0\u4e48<\/span><rt>sh\u00e9nme<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff1f<\/span><rt> <\/rt><\/ruby><br>What did she buy?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">A: <\/span><rt> <\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5979<\/span><rt>t\u0101<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5c31<\/span><rt>ji\u00f9<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8cb7<\/span><rt>m\u01cei<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e86<\/span><rt>le<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e00<\/span><rt>y\u00ec<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u672c<\/span><rt>b\u011bn<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u66f8<\/span><rt>sh\u016b<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">A: <\/span><rt> <\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5979<\/span><rt>t\u0101<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5c31<\/span><rt>ji\u00f9<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e70<\/span><rt>m\u01cei<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e86<\/span><rt>le<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e00<\/span><rt>y\u00ec<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u672c<\/span><rt>b\u011bn<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e66<\/span><rt>sh\u016b<\/rt><\/ruby><br>She bought just a book.<br>(It suggest that the person might have expected or wanted to buy more than one book. The use of &#8220;\u5c31 ji\u00f9&#8221; in this sentence conveys a sense of &#8220;just&#8221; that is slightly casual or informal.)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:10px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">Q: <\/span><rt> <\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5979<\/span><rt>t\u0101<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8cb7<\/span><rt>m\u01cei<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e86<\/span><rt>le<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5e7e<\/span><rt>j\u01d0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u672c<\/span><rt>b\u011bn<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u66f8<\/span><rt>sh\u016b<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff1f<\/span><rt> <\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">Q: <\/span><rt> <\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5979<\/span><rt>t\u0101<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e70<\/span><rt>m\u01cei<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e86<\/span><rt>le<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u51e0<\/span><rt>j\u012b<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u672c<\/span><rt>b\u011bn<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e66<\/span><rt>sh\u016b<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff1f<\/span><rt> <\/rt><\/ruby><br>How many books did she buy?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">A: <\/span><rt> <\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5979<\/span><rt>t\u0101<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u53ea<\/span><rt>zh\u01d0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8cb7<\/span><rt>m\u01cei<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e86<\/span><rt>le<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e00<\/span><rt>y\u00ec<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u672c<\/span><rt>b\u011bn<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u66f8<\/span><rt>sh\u016b<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">A: <\/span><rt> <\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5979<\/span><rt>t\u0101<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u53ea<\/span><rt>zh\u01d0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e70<\/span><rt>m\u01cei<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e86<\/span><rt>le<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e00<\/span><rt>y\u00ec<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u672c<\/span><rt>b\u011bn<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e66<\/span><rt>sh\u016b<\/rt><\/ruby><br>She bought only one book.<br>(It focuses more on the fact that books she was only bought one and it is possible that she also bought some pens and papers. The use of &#8220;\u53ea zh\u01d0&#8221; in this sentence conveys a sense of &#8220;only&#8221; that is more formal or precise.)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:34px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Practice\"><\/span><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);color:#4d7c6b\" class=\"has-inline-color\">Practice<\/mark><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left\" style=\"font-size:14px\"><strong><span class=\"mobile-only\">Touch<\/span><span class=\"non-mobile\">Hover over<\/span> the space to see the answers.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u2714\ufe0f I gave him just a little money.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"highlight-text\"><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u6211<\/span><rt>w\u01d2<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5c31<\/span><rt>ji\u00f9<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u7d66<\/span><rt>g\u011bi<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e86<\/span><rt>le<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4ed6<\/span><rt>t\u0101<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e00\u9ede<\/span><rt>y\u00ecdi\u01cen<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u9322<\/span><rt>qi\u00e1n<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u6211<\/span><rt>w\u01d2<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5c31<\/span><rt>ji\u00f9<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u7ed9<\/span><rt>g\u011bi<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e86<\/span><rt>le<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4ed6<\/span><rt>t\u0101<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e00\u70b9\u513f<\/span><rt>y\u00ecdi\u01cenr<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u94b1<\/span><rt>qi\u00e1n<\/rt><\/ruby><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u2714\ufe0f I can speak just one sentence in Japanese.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"highlight-text\"><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u6211<\/span><rt>w\u01d2<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5c31<\/span><rt>ji\u00f9<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6703<\/span><rt>hu\u00ec<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8aaa<\/span><rt>shu\u014d<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e00\u53e5<\/span><rt>y\u00edj\u00f9<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u65e5\u6587<\/span><rt>r\u00ecw\u00e9n<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u6211<\/span><rt>w\u01d2<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5c31<\/span><rt>ji\u00f9<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4f1a<\/span><rt>hu\u00ec<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8bf4<\/span><rt>shu\u014d<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e00\u53e5<\/span><rt>y\u00edj\u00f9<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u65e5\u6587<\/span><rt>r\u00ecw\u00e9n<\/rt><\/ruby><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u2714\ufe0f Your house has no kitchen or living room, just one room?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"highlight-text\"><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u4f60\u5bb6<\/span><rt>n\u01d0ji\u0101<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6c92\u6709<\/span><rt>m\u00e9iy\u01d2u<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5eda\u623f<\/span><rt>ch\u00faf\u00e1ng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6c92\u6709<\/span><rt>m\u00e9iy\u01d2u<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5ba2\u5ef3<\/span><rt>k\u00e8t\u012bng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff0c<\/span><rt> <\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5c31<\/span><rt>ji\u00f9<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e00\u500b<\/span><rt>y\u00edge<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u623f\u9593<\/span><rt>f\u00e1ngji\u0101n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff1f<\/span><rt> <\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u4f60\u5bb6<\/span><rt>n\u01d0ji\u0101<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6ca1\u6709<\/span><rt>m\u00e9iy\u01d2u<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u53a8\u623f<\/span><rt>ch\u00faf\u00e1ng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6ca1\u6709<\/span><rt>m\u00e9iy\u01d2u<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5ba2\u5385<\/span><rt>k\u00e8t\u012bng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff0c<\/span><rt> <\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5c31<\/span><rt>ji\u00f9<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e00\u4e2a<\/span><rt>y\u00edge<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u623f\u95f4<\/span><rt>f\u00e1ngji\u0101n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff1f<\/span><rt> <\/rt><\/ruby><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:33px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);color:#4d7c6b\" class=\"has-inline-color\">Other \u5c31 ji\u00f9 related posts:<\/mark><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/index.php\/jiu-grammar\/\">\u5c31 ji\u00f9 Chinese Grammar<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignright size-medium is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ko-fi.com\/tiffanystalk\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/fcacd-buymeacoffee_red402x-300x58.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-570\" width=\"150\" height=\"29\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/fcacd-buymeacoffee_red402x-300x58.png 300w, https:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/fcacd-buymeacoffee_red402x-600x115.png 600w, 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This usage of \u5c31 ji\u00f9 can be called &#8220;small quantity&#8221; because it is used to emphasize a small quantity or a small degree of something. 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