No. 611 in Chinese
仅
"仅" means "only" or "merely."
In a sentence
他仅用了两天就完成了工作。
He completed the work in just two days.
Here, '仅' is used as 'only', indicating a restriction or limiting the amount, expressing that he only needed two days.
这场比赛不仅激烈，还非常有趣。
Not only was this match intense, but it was also very interesting.
In this sentence, '仅' is part of the compound phrase '不仅', which means 'not only' and is used to expand on two related ideas.
这项技术仅在特定条件下有效。
This technology is effective only under specific conditions.
Here, '仅' is again used as 'only', emphasizing a restricting condition.
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