而已
ér yǐ
Pinyin

Definition

而已
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ér yǐ
  1. that's all
  2. nothing more

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

已
yǐ
  1. 1 already
  2. 2 to stop
  3. 3 then
  4. 4 afterwards
已经
yǐ jīng
  1. 1 already
而
ér
  1. 1 and
  2. 2 as well as
  3. 3 and so
  4. 4 but (not)
  5. 5 yet (not)
  6. 6 (indicates causal relation)
  7. 7 (indicates change of state)
  8. 8 (indicates contrast)
不已
bù yǐ
  1. 1 endlessly
  2. 2 incessantly
反而
fǎn ér
  1. 1 instead
  2. 2 on the contrary
  3. 3 contrary (to expectations)
已然
yǐ rán
  1. 1 to be already so
  2. 2 already
从天而降
cóng tiān ér jiàng
  1. 1 lit. to drop from the sky (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to appear unexpectedly
  3. 3 to arise abruptly
  4. 4 out of the blue
  5. 5 to drop into one's lap
从而
cóng ér
  1. 1 thus
  2. 2 thereby
然而
rán ér
  1. 1 however
  2. 2 yet
  3. 3 but
而且
ér qiě
  1. 1 (not only ...) but also
  2. 2 moreover
  3. 3 in addition
  4. 4 furthermore
而已
ér yǐ
  1. 1 that's all
  2. 2 nothing more
一哄而散
yī hōng ér sàn
  1. 1 to disperse in confusion (idiom)
一带而过
yī dài ér guò
  1. 1 to skate around
  2. 2 to skip over
  3. 3 to skimp
一扫而光
yī sǎo ér guāng
  1. 1 to clear off
  2. 2 to make a clean sweep of
一扫而空
yī sǎo ér kōng
  1. 1 to sweep clean
  2. 2 to clean out
一挥而就
yī huī ér jiù
  1. 1 to finish (a letter, a painting) at a stroke
一拥而上
yī yōng ér shàng
  1. 1 to swarm around
  2. 2 flocking (to see)
一望而知
yī wàng ér zhī
  1. 1 to be evident at a glance (idiom)
一概而论
yī gài ér lùn
  1. 1 to lump different matters together (idiom)
一炮而红
yī pào ér hóng
  1. 1 to win instant success (idiom)
  2. 2 to become an instant hit

Idioms (20)

一哄而散
yī hōng ér sàn
  1. 1 to disperse in confusion (idiom)
一夔已足
yī kuí yǐ zú
  1. 1 one talented person is enough for the job (idiom)
一拥而入
yī yōng ér rù
  1. 1 to swarm in (of people etc) (idiom)
一望而知
yī wàng ér zhī
  1. 1 to be evident at a glance (idiom)
一概而论
yī gài ér lùn
  1. 1 to lump different matters together (idiom)
一炮而红
yī pào ér hóng
  1. 1 to win instant success (idiom)
  2. 2 to become an instant hit
一蹴而就
yī cù ér jiù
  1. 1 to get there in one step (idiom); easily done
  2. 2 success at a stroke
  3. 3 to get results overnight
一蹴而得
yī cù ér dé
  1. 1 to get there in one step (idiom); easily done
  2. 2 success at a stroke
  3. 3 to get results overnight
一饮而尽
yī yǐn ér jìn
  1. 1 to drain the cup in one gulp (idiom)
三十而立
sān shí ér lì
  1. 1 thirty years old and therefore independent (idiom, from Confucius)
三思而后行
sān sī ér hòu xíng
  1. 1 think again and again before acting (idiom); consider carefully in advance
三思而行
sān sī ér xíng
  1. 1 think three times then go (idiom); don't act before you've thought it through carefully
不劳而获
bù láo ér huò
  1. 1 to reap without sowing (idiom)
不可同日而语
bù kě tóng rì ér yǔ
  1. 1 lit. mustn't speak of two things on the same day (idiom); not to be mentioned in the same breath
  2. 2 incomparable
不患寡而患不均
bù huàn guǎ ér huàn bù jūn
  1. 1 do not worry about scarcity, but rather about uneven distribution (idiom, from Analects)
不约而同
bù yuē ér tóng
  1. 1 to agree by chance (idiom); taking the same action without prior consultation
乘虚而入
chéng xū ér rù
  1. 1 to enter by exploiting a weak spot (idiom); to take advantage of a lapse
似是而非
sì shì ér fēi
  1. 1 apparently right but actually wrong; specious (idiom)
何乐而不为
hé lè ér bù wéi
  1. 1 What can you have against it? (idiom)
  2. 2 We should do this.
  3. 3 Go for it!
倾巢而出
qīng cháo ér chū
  1. 1 the whole nest came out (idiom); to turn out in full strength

Sample Sentences

有一间公司的股票涨得很快，但是要小心“螳螂捕蝉，黄雀在后”，这可能只是一时的炒作而已。
yǒu yī jiān gōngsī de gǔpiào zhǎng de hěn kuài ，dànshì yào xiǎoxīn “tánglángbǔchán,huángquèzàihòu ”，zhè kěnéng zhǐshì yīshí de chǎozuò éryǐ 。
One company's stock increases fast. But beware of the potential danger. This might only be a short-term hype.
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不是吧，只是比较累而已，好好休息就没事了。
búshi ba ，zhǐshì bǐjiào lèi éryǐ ，hǎohǎo xiūxi jiù méishì le 。
No. You are just tired. A good rest will help.
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你的意思是精酿啤酒跟一般啤酒的差别，只在于有没有添加不同的味道而已吗？
nǐ de yìsi shì jīngniàngpíjiǔ gēn yībān píjiǔ de chābié ，zhǐ zàiyú yǒu méiyǒu tiānjiā bùtóng de wèidao éryǐ ma ？
You’re saying that the main difference between craft beer and normal beer is only if there are other flavours added?
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两者粗看若相反，实则乃相成。实际上每个人多多少少都兼有这两种气质，只是比例不同而已。
liǎng zhě cū kàn ruò xiāngfǎn ，shí zé nǎi xiāngchéng 。shíjìshàng měi ge rén duōduōshǎoshǎo dōu jiān yǒu zhè liǎng zhǒng qìzhì ，zhǐshì bǐlì bùtóng éryǐ 。
A cursory glance at the them makes them seem like opposites, but they're actually complementary. Every person has both of these characteristics to some extent in reality, it's just a question of proportions.
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嗨，我就是夸张一下而已，他如果真蠢到把厨房给炸了，二话不说，我铁定跟他离，不过我可是再也不会让他进厨房了。费口舌不说还一肚子气。
hāi ，wǒ jiùshì kuāzhāng yīxià éryǐ ，tā rúguǒ zhēn chǔn dào bǎ chúfáng gěi zhà le ，èrhuàbùshuō ，wǒ tiědìng gēn tā lí ，bùguò wǒ kě shì zàiyěbùhuì ràng tā jìn chúfáng le 。fèi kǒushé bù shuō hái yīdùziqì 。
Hm, I was just exaggerating. If he was really stupid enough to explode the kitchen, I wouldn't hesitate to divorce him for sure, but I'll never let him into the kitchen again. I was so angry, not to mention the futile argument.
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好好好。我得查个明白……对了，你男友不是在公关公司工作吗？说不定就是在那儿办个什么古装剧的活动而已。
hǎohǎohǎo 。wǒ děi chá gè míngbai ……duìle ，nǐ nányǒu bùshì zài gōngguān gōngsī gōngzuò ma ？shuōbudìng jiùshì zài nàr bàn gè shénme gǔzhuāng jù de huódòng éryǐ 。
Yes, yes, yes. I'll do a proper investigation. Hey, doesn't your boyfriend work at a PR company? Maybe they are just doing some kind of period drama event at that hotel?
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一顿饭而已，小事、小事，我请你！
yī dùn fàn éryǐ ，xiǎo shì 、xiǎo shì ，wǒ qǐng nǐ ！
It’s only a meal. Not a big deal! I will treat you.
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虽然他投资成功了，但是他其实没什么能力，只是很幸运，就像瞎猫碰到死耗子一样而已。
suīrán tā tóuzī chénggōng le ，dànshì tā qíshí méi shénme nénglì ，zhǐshì hěn xìngyùn ，jiù xiàng xiāmāopèngdàosǐhàozi yīyàng éryǐ 。
Although he made some successful investments, he is quite incompetent. It was just a stroke of luck, just like a blind cat meets a dead mouse.
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真的不用，我只帮你打了电话而已。
zhēnde bùyòng ，wǒ zhǐ bāng nǐ dǎ le diànhuà éryǐ 。
You really don't have to, all I did was make a phone call for you.
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老王又何尝不难过？只是没有表现出来而已。（意思是老王难过）
Lǎo Wáng yòu hécháng bù nánguò ？zhǐshì méiyǒu biǎoxiàn chūlái éryǐ 。（yìsi shì Lǎo Wáng nánguò ）
How was Old Wang not upset? He just didn't show it. (meaning, "Wang was really upset")
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