How to say “only care about…” in Chinese

只顾
zhǐgù

only care about…

adverb · HSK 6 · topic “Adverbs: exactly how”

“Only care about…” in Chinese is 只顾, zhǐ gù: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.

How to pronounce it

只顾 is read zhǐ gù: 2 syllables. The tone is part of the word: with another melody you get another word, or just a jumble of sounds.

zhǐ — 3rd tonelow, dipping and rising a little
gù — 4th tonesharply falling, like “Stop!”

How to write it

只
zhī — measure word for animals
顾
gù — look back; care for

On the right, 页 “head”.

Strokes go in order: top to bottom and left to right, horizontal before vertical. Tap a character to open its page, with the strokes shown large and the words it appears in. To train your hand, print a handwriting sheet for “只顾”.

Examples

Sentences from the course lessons with 只顾. Tap the sound icon to listen.

  • 别只顾工作,也要注意身体。biézhǐgùgōngzuò,yěyàozhùyìshēntǐDon’t think only about work — look after your health too.
  • 他只顾自己,不顾别人。tāzhǐgùzìjǐ,búgùbiérénHe only cares about himself and gives no thought to others.

More words from the lesson “Barely and in vain”

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Frequently asked questions

How do you say “only care about…” in Chinese?

“Only care about…” in Chinese is 只顾, pinyin zhǐgù.

What does 只顾 mean?

只顾 (zhǐgù) means “only care about…”.

How do you write 只顾?

只顾 is 2 characters: 只 (zhī) — measure word for animals; 顾 (gù) — look back; care for. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.

How do you pronounce 只顾?

只顾 is read zhǐgù. Tones: zhǐ — third tone, gù — fourth tone. The page has a native speaker recording.

“only care about…” in the lesson “Barely and in vain”

This word is from the topic “Adverbs: exactly how” of HSK 6. In the lesson you hear it in a dialogue, build a sentence with it and say it out loud. Start for free, no sign-up needed.

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