而已

ér yǐ

HSK 2.0 Level 6 HSK 3.0 Level 7 Particle Very common

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Definitions

1. that's all
2. nothing more

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Word relationships

Synonyms

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• 罢了 bà le 罢了 bà le 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.: a modal particle indicating (that's all, only, nothing much)

Usage notes

Collocations

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

Formality

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

Example Sentences

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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)

Sentence data courtesy of Tatoeba.org. AI-generated examples are marked with this icon.

Words Containing 而已

• 仅此而已 仅此而已 jǐn cǐ ér yǐ: that's all; just this and nothing more
• 说说而已 说说而已 shuō shuō ér yǐ: nothing serious

Child Words of 而已

• 已 已 yǐ: already
• 而 而 ér: and