HSK 3 · adverb · conjunction

只是

zhǐshì

only; merely; just that

他只是有点儿累,没关系。

Tā zhǐshì yǒudiǎnr lèi, méi guānxi.

He is just a little tired; it's okay.

这只是短期的安排。

Zhè zhǐshì duǎnqī de ānpái.

This is only a short-term arrangement.

我们只是口头约定,没有签字。

Wǒmen zhǐshì kǒutóu yuēdìng, méiyǒu qiānzì。

We only had a verbal agreement, without signing.

我只是随便问问罢了,你别多想。

Wǒ zhǐshì suíbiàn wèn wèn bàle, nǐ bié duō xiǎng。

I was just asking casually, that's all; don't overthink it.