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而已 éryǐ

而已 éryǐ Meaning

Learn the Pinyin Pronunciation and 2 English Translations of the word 而已 éryǐ .

Pīnyīn Pronunciation
éryǐ | er2 yi3
English translation
that's all
nothing more

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HSK level

6

Traditional form

而已 éryǐ

Part of speech

Modal particle / 语气词 yǔ qì cí Yǔqì cí
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Etymology of 而已 éryǐ

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而 ér

Explanation

Originally a pictograph of a beard, now written as 耏 Ér . The current use as a conjunction is a phonetic loan.

Positional decomposition

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Number of Strokes

6
已 yǐ

Explanation

Origin unclear.

Positional decomposition

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Number of Strokes

3

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Example sentences using 而已 éryǐ

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人生 rénshēng 是 shì 一 yī 场 cháng 稍稍 shāo shāo 不 bù 那么 nà me 无常 wú cháng 的 de 梦 mèng 而已 éryǐ .

Life is a dream a little less inconstant.

他 tā 这时候的 de 心情 xīnqíng ,也 Yě 至多 zhì duō 只 zhǐ 能 Néng 说 shuì 是 shì 略有几 jī 分 fēn 同情 tóngqíng 而已 éryǐ .

By now he had stirred at best only a partial sympathy.

晴雯一生 yī shēng 有关 yǒu guān 男女 nán nǚ 情感 qíng gǎn 之 zhī 出入 chū rù , 唯 wéi 宝玉 bǎo yù 而已 éryǐ ,洁身自爱,未曾 wèi céng 逾越 yú yuè 伦 lún 常 Cháng .

In the ancient society , she was destined to be a tragedian.

承认 chéngrèn 人 rén 皆 jiē 有 yǒu 错 Cuò 不过 bùguò 是 shì 正视 zhèng shì 人性 rénxìng 而已 éryǐ .

The recognition of fallibility is simply an acknowledgment of our humanity.

他 tā 不 bù 饿 è , 只是 zhǐ shì 贪吃 tān chī 而已 éryǐ .

He's not hungry; he's just greedy.

而已 éryǐ Decomposition

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而已 éryǐ Compounds

See all 93 Chinese words that contain the characters that make up the word 而已 éryǐ in their composition.

  • 而 ér
    • 需 xū
      • 懦 nuò , 儒 rú , 蠕 rú , 孺 rú , 濡 rú , 糯 nuò , 嚅 rú , 壖 ruán , 嬬 xū , 擩 rǔ , 曘 rú , 獳 nòu , 瓀 ruǎn , 礝 ruǎn , 繻, 臑 nào , 薷 rú , 襦 rú , 轜 ér , 醹 rú , 鑐 xū , 颥 rú , 嶿, 檽, 燸, 穤, 羺, 譳, 隭, 顬 rú , 鱬
    • 耎 ruǎn
      • 堧 ruán , 碝 ruǎn , 陾 réng , 餪 nuǎn , 偄, 媆, 愞, 渜, 煗, 瑌, 稬, 緛, 腝, 蝡, 輭
    • 耑 duān
      • 瑞 ruì , 端 duān , 喘 chuǎn , 踹 chuài , 揣 chuāi , 湍 tuān , 惴 zhuì , 圌 chuí , 遄 chuán , 鍴 duān , 颛 zhuān , 偳, 剬, 媏 duān , 椯, 歂, 煓, 猯, 篅, 腨, 褍, 諯, 貒, 輲, 顓 zhuān
    • 耍 Shuǎ , 耐 nài , 斋 zhāi , 鸸 ér , 恧 nǜ , 栭 ér , 洏 ér , 耏 Ér , 胹 ér , 輀 ér , 陑 Ér , 鲕 ér , 侕, 峏, 粫, 糥, 聏, 荋, 袻, 髵, 鮞, 鴯 ér
  • 已 yǐ
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