无非
wúfēi
nothing more than; simply; merely
Characters in this word
非 fēi
- Strokes
- 8
- Radical
- 非 — not, negative, non-
- How it's built
- Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
Example phrases
- 他们反复争论的无非是利益分配的问题。 Tāmen fǎnfù zhēnglùn de wúfēi shì lìyì fēnpèi de wèntí. What they argued about again and again was nothing more than the issue of interest distribution.
- 他这么做无非是想多赚一点儿钱。 Tā zhème zuò wúfēi shì xiǎng duō zhuàn yìdiǎnr qián. He does this simply because he wants to earn a little more money.
- 孩子的要求无非是买个玩具，别太当回事。 Háizi de yāoqiú wúfēi shì mǎi gè wánjù, bié tài dāng huíshì. The child's request is simply to buy a toy; don't take it too seriously.
Related words
- 无 wú no; without
- 无法 wúfǎ unable to
- 无聊 wúliáo boring; bored
- 无论 wúlùn no matter
- 无数 wúshù countless
- 无所谓 wúsuǒwèi it does not matter
- 无限 wúxiàn unlimited; endless
- 无奈 wúnài helpless; having no choice
- 无疑 wúyí without doubt
- 毫无 háowú completely without
- 大公无私 dàgōngwúsī selfless; impartial and public-spirited
- 当之无愧 dāngzhīwúkuì fully deserving; worthy of the title