How to Say ‘I just...’ in Traditional Chinese
我只是
wǒ zhǐ shì
[waw jir shir]
💬 Usage Tip: [只是] means "only / just," and it softens what follows: [我只是想問一下] sounds gentler than a bare [我要問]. It's very useful when you want to sound less forceful.
Phrase Breakdown
我
wǒ
[waw]
I; me
The first-person pronoun used to refer to yourself.
我只是想幫忙，沒有別的意思。
I just wanted to help; I didn't mean anything else.
只是
zhǐ shì
[jir shir]
only; just
Used to limit the meaning, showing that the action or intention is simple and not more than that.
我只是想確認一下路線。
I just wanted to confirm the route.
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