Meaning of 而已
Definitions from CC-CEDICT.
éryǐ
- that's all
- nothing more
而已 in example sentences
Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.
只是一场梦而已。
It's just a dream.
我只是不知道应该说什么而已……
I just don't know what to say.
它只要十元而已!
It is only ten yuan!
玩笑而已，不要太认真了。
Just kidding, don't be so serious.
我只是想看她而已。
I just wanted to see her.
Stroke order for each character
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而 ér · and · 6 strokes
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已 yǐ · already · 3 strokes
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Related words
Words that share a character with 而已.
| 已经 | yǐjīng | already |
| 而且 | érqiě | (not only ...) but also; moreover; in addition; furthermore |
| 早已 | zǎoyǐ | for a long time; long since; (dialect) in the past |
| 而是 | ér shì | rather |
| 然而 | rán'ér | however; but; yet |
| 反而 | fǎn'ér | on the contrary; instead |
| 从而 | cóng'ér | thus; thereby |
| 因而 | yīn'ér | therefore; as a result |
| 时而 | shí'ér | occasionally; from time to time |
| 显而易见 | xiǎn'éryìjiàn | clearly and easy to see (idiom); obviously; clearly |
| 不已 | bùyǐ | (used after a verb) endlessly; incessantly |
| 轻而易举 | qīng'éryìjǔ | easy; with no difficulty |
Questions about 而已
What does 而已 mean?
而已 (éryǐ) means "that's all; nothing more" and is used as a auxiliary verb.
How do you write 而已?
而已 is made of 2 characters: 而 (6 strokes), 已 (3 strokes). That is 9 strokes in total.
Is 而已 an HSK word?
Yes. 而已 is on the HSK 7-9 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.