而 ér
- Strokes
- 6
- Radical
- 而 — and, and then, and yet
而已
éryǐ
only; nothing more
Characters in this word
已 yǐ
- Strokes
- 3
- Radical
- 己 — self, oneself
Example phrases
- 他表面上强硬，其实只是想争取谈判筹码而已。 Tā biǎomiàn shang qiángyìng, qíshí zhǐ shì xiǎng zhēngqǔ tánpàn chóumǎ éryǐ. He appears tough on the surface, but in fact he is only trying to gain bargaining chips.
- 我只是开个玩笑而已，你别生气。 Wǒ zhǐshì kāi ge wánxiào éryǐ, nǐ bié shēngqì. I was only joking, so don't be angry.
- 这道题并不难，你只是粗心而已。 Zhè dào tí bìng bù nán, nǐ zhǐshì cūxīn éryǐ. This question is not hard; you were just careless.
Related words
- 而且 érqiě and also; moreover
- 而 ér and; but
- 而是 érshì but rather
- 反而 fǎn'ér instead; on the contrary
- 然而 rán'ér however
- 从而 cóng'ér thereby; as a result
- 因而 yīn'ér therefore
- 进而 jìn'ér then, and then
- 半途而废 bàntú'érfèi to give up halfway
- 不翼而飞 búyì'érfēi to disappear without trace; to vanish mysteriously
- 不辞而别 bùcí'érbié to leave without saying goodbye
- 不得而知 bùdé'érzhī unknown; unable to be known