No. 980 in Chinese
只有
"Only" or "only if."
In a sentence
只有努力学习，才能取得好成绩。
Only by studying hard can one achieve good results.
The word '只有' is used here to denote the condition required to achieve the outcome, emphasizing exclusivity.
他只有一支笔。
He only has one pen.
The word '只有' is applied to indicate limitation in a quantified sense, showing that he does not have more than one pen.
在这座岛上，只有这棵树是最古老的。
On this island, only this tree is the oldest.
The word '只有' emphasizes that among all other trees, this specific tree holds the exclusive characteristic of being the oldest.
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