jǐn jǐn
only; merely; barely
这栋大厦前后仅仅一年就完工了。
zhè dònɡ dà shà qián hòu jǐn jǐn yì nián jiù wán ɡōnɡ le .
This building was completed just one year before and after.
我仅仅说了一句话，他就生气了。
wǒ jǐn jǐn shuō le yí jù huà ，tā jiù shēnɡ qì le .
He got angry when I merely said that.
这仅仅是他的一部分成就。
zhè jǐn jǐn shì tā de yí bù fèn chénɡ jiù .
This is only part of his achievement.
不仅 (bù jǐn)
not only
不但 (bù dàn)
not only
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The Chinese word 仅仅 (jǐnjǐn) is composed of two characters: 仅 (jǐn) and 仅 (jǐn). The character 仅 means "only", "merely", or "just". It is often used to emphasize the limited extent or degree of something. The character 仅 is a variant of the character 僅, which has the same meaning. The repetition of the character 仅 in 仅仅 emphasizes the limited extent or degree of something even further. Therefore, 仅仅 means "only", "merely", or "just" in a very limited or restricted sense. It is often used to emphasize the exclusivity or uniqueness of something. For example, the sentence 仅仅只有一个人来了 means "Only one person came".
