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而已

ér yǐ

Old HSK 6 HSK 3.0 level 7-9 2-character word

而已 (ér yǐ) means "that's all; nothing more". It is an HSK 3.0 level 7-9 word, and was HSK 6 in the old six-level list.

What 而已 means

1. that's all
2. nothing more

The characters in 而已

• 而érand; as well as; and so
• 已yǐalready; to stop; then

Example sentences

• 嗯，仅此而已。
  ēn, jǐncǐ'éryǐ.
  Yea, that's all it is.
• 只是感冒而已。
  It's just a cold.
• 这只是枝叶而已。
  Zhè zhǐshì zhīyè éryǐ.
  It's only leaves and branches.
• 我只是说说而已！
  I'm just saying!
• 这只是幻想而已。
  That's just your imagination.
• 只是一场梦而已。
  It's just a dream.

Words containing 而已

• 仅此而已jǐn cǐ ér yǐ(idiom) that's all; just this and nothing more
• 说说而已shuō shuō ér yǐnothing serious; just hot air

Where 而已 is taught

In the GraphChinese course it is part of HSK 6 Vocabulary · ēn–fā (HSK 6), each one a topic in the dependency graph of HSK 1–6 that opens only once its prerequisites are solid.

Go deeper

• Every HSK 6 word, with the rest of its level.
• The four tones and the neutral tone, to read ér yǐ correctly.
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