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My Chinese teacher recently introduced us to the character 只. Specifically, using it to mean "only".
However, all of the examples that she gave were things, like:
A:你有没有X和Y？
B:没有Y，我只有X。
As in, to use 只 to specify only one out of a list of different things. However, I was curious, could you use 只 to indicate a smaller number of something? For example, could you say something like:
A:你有三件旗袍。对不对？
B:不对。我只有两件旗袍。
Thank you.
“只” means “by no means more than”，“only”. If you add this word, this means you have no more than ……, at most I have……
Compare:
1) I have no more than 2 dresses（我**只有**2件衣服）
2) I have 2 dresses（我有2件衣服，可能还有，但是未提及）
只not just means "only one of", but also means "only part of". eg: Q:Do you finished cooking? A:No, I 只 cooked vegetable A, vegetable B, meat C, I haven't cooked meat D, vegetable E, and the soup F.