而已

ér yǐ

HSK 2.0 Level 6 HSK 3.0 Level 7 Particle Very common

Definitions

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a modal particle indicating (that's all, only, nothing much)

Used at the end of a sentence to indicate that something is only as stated, nothing more.

Often follows 只是/仅仅/不过, forming patterns like 只是...而已 (just...that's all).

而已 is neutral and common in spoken Mandarin; 罢了 (bàle) is slightly more formal and often appears in writing.

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这次成功全靠你，我只是沾光而已。

This success is all thanks to you; I just benefited from your glory.

如此而已。

Source: Tatoeba.org (ID 2373621)

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that's all; just this and nothing more

nothing serious

already

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