而已 ér yǐ ㄦˊ ㄧˇ ji4 ji5 HSK 7-9 高階級 · Level 4
- that's all
- nothing more
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而
- 偶而 ǒu ér ㄡˇ ㄦˊ ngau5 ji4 occasionally
- 反而 fǎn ér ㄈㄢˇ ㄦˊ faan2 ji4 on the contrary; instead
- 因而 yīn ér ㄧㄣ ㄦˊ jan1 ji4 therefore
- 从而 從而 cóng ér ㄘㄨㄥˊ ㄦˊ cung4 ji4 thus; thereby
- 时而 時而 shí ér ㄕˊ ㄦˊ si4 ji4 occasionally; from time to time
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- 然而 rán ér ㄖㄢˊ ㄦˊ jin4 ji4 however; but; yet
- 继而 繼而 jì ér ㄐㄧˋ ㄦˊ gai3 ji4 then
- 而且 ér qiě ㄦˊ ㄑㄧㄝˇ ji4 ce2 (not only ...) but also
- 而是 ér shì ㄦˊ ㄕˋ ji4 si6 rather
- 而言 ér yán ㄦˊ ㄧㄢˊ ji4 jin4 (typically preceded by 就…[jiu4 xx5] or 對…|对…[dui4 xx5] etc) as far as ... is concerned; speaking in terms of ...
- 进而 進而 jìn ér ㄐㄧㄣˋ ㄦˊ zeon3 ji4 and then; and thereby; and in turn
- 一概而论 一概而論 yī gài ér lùn ㄧ ㄍㄞˋ ㄦˊ ㄌㄨㄣˋ jat1 koi3 ji4 leon6 to lump different matters together (idiom)
- 一般而言 yī bān ér yán ㄧ ㄅㄢ ㄦˊ ㄧㄢˊ jat1 bun1 ji4 jin4 generally speaking
- 不得而知 bù dé ér zhī ㄅㄨˋ ㄉㄜˊ ㄦˊ ㄓ bat1 dak1 ji4 zi1 unknown
- 不约而同 不約而同 bù yuē ér tóng ㄅㄨˋ ㄩㄝ ㄦˊ ㄊㄨㄥˊ bat1 joek3 ji4 tung4 (idiom) (of two or more people) to take the same action without prior consultation; (usu. used adverbially) all (or both) of them, independently; as if by prior agreement
- 不翼而飞 不翼而飛 bù yì ér fēi ㄅㄨˋ ㄧˋ ㄦˊ ㄈㄟ bat1 jik6 ji4 fei1 to disappear without trace
- 不辞而别 不辭而別 bù cí ér bié ㄅㄨˋ ㄘˊ ㄦˊ ㄅㄧㄝˊ bat1 ci4 ji4 bit6 to leave without saying good-bye
- 似是而非 sì shì ér fēi ㄙˋ ㄕˋ ㄦˊ ㄈㄟ ci5 si6 ji4 fei1 apparently right but actually wrong; specious (idiom)
- 半途而废 半途而廢 bàn tú ér fèi ㄅㄢˋ ㄊㄨˊ ㄦˊ ㄈㄟˋ bun3 tou4 ji4 fai3 to give up halfway (idiom); leave sth unfinished
- 取而代之 qǔ ér dài zhī ㄑㄩˇ ㄦˊ ㄉㄞˋ ㄓ ceoi2 ji4 doi6 zi1 (idiom) to replace; to supersede; to take its (or her etc) place
已
- 不已 bù yǐ ㄅㄨˋ ㄧˇ bat1 ji5 (used after a verb) endlessly; incessantly
- 已婚 yǐ hūn ㄧˇ ㄏㄨㄣ ji5 fan1 married
- 已经 已經 yǐ jīng ㄧˇ ㄐㄧㄥ ji5 ging1 already
- 早已 zǎo yǐ ㄗㄠˇ ㄧˇ zou2 ji5 for a long time; long since
- 不得已 bù dé yǐ ㄅㄨˋ ㄉㄜˊ ㄧˇ bat1 dak1 ji5 to act against one's will
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- 赞叹不已 讚嘆不已 zàn tàn bù yǐ ㄗㄢˋ ㄊㄢˋ ㄅㄨˋ ㄧˇ (idiom) to be full of praise and admiration; to marvel endlessly; to be in awe
- 久已 jiǔ yǐ ㄐㄧㄡˇ ㄧˇ gau2 ji5 long ago
- 已久 yǐ jiǔ ㄧˇ ㄐㄧㄡˇ ji5 gau2 already a long time
- 已往 yǐ wǎng ㄧˇ ㄨㄤˇ ji5 wong5 the past
- 已故 yǐ gù ㄧˇ ㄍㄨˋ ji5 gu3 the late
- 已然 yǐ rán ㄧˇ ㄖㄢˊ ji5 jin4 already
- 已知 yǐ zhī ㄧˇ ㄓ ji5 zi1 known (to science)
- 既已 jì yǐ ㄐㄧˋ ㄧˇ gei3 ji5 already
- 业已 業已 yè yǐ ㄧㄝˋ ㄧˇ jip6 ji5 already
- 无已 無已 wú yǐ ㄨˊ ㄧˇ mou4 ji5 endlessly
- 已成形 yǐ chéng xíng ㄧˇ ㄔㄥˊ ㄒㄧㄥˊ ji5 sing4 jing4 preformed
- 一夔已足 yī kuí yǐ zú ㄧ ㄎㄨㄟˊ ㄧˇ ㄗㄨˊ jat1 kwai4 ji5 zuk1 one talented person is enough for the job (idiom)
- 不为已甚 不為已甚 bù wéi yǐ shèn ㄅㄨˋ ㄨㄟˊ ㄧˇ ㄕㄣˋ bat1 wai4 ji5 sam6 refrain from going to extremes in meting out punishment
- 不能自已 bù néng zì yǐ ㄅㄨˋ ㄋㄥˊ ㄗˋ ㄧˇ bat1 nang4 zi6 ji5 unable to control oneself
- 事已至此 shì yǐ zhì cǐ ㄕˋ ㄧˇ ㄓˋ ㄘˇ see 事到如今
Idioms with these characters
- 哀而不伤 哀而不傷 āi ér bù shāng ㄞ ㄦˊ ㄅㄨˋ ㄕㄤ oi1 ji4 bat1 soeng1 deeply felt but not mawkish (idiom)
- 拔地而起 bá dì ér qǐ ㄅㄚˊ ㄉㄧˋ ㄦˊ ㄑㄧˇ bat6 dei6 ji4 hei2 (idiom) (of a building etc) to rise out of the ground
- 半途而废 半途而廢 bàn tú ér fèi ㄅㄢˋ ㄊㄨˊ ㄦˊ ㄈㄟˋ bun3 tou4 ji4 fai3 to give up halfway (idiom); leave sth unfinished
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- 背道而驰 背道而馳 bèi dào ér chí ㄅㄟˋ ㄉㄠˋ ㄦˊ ㄔˊ bui3 dou6 ji4 ci4 to run in the opposite direction (idiom); to run counter to
- 博而不精 bó ér bù jīng ㄅㄛˊ ㄦˊ ㄅㄨˋ ㄐㄧㄥ bok3 ji4 bat1 zing1 extensive but not refined (idiom); to know something about everything
- 不寒而栗 不寒而慄 bù hán ér lì ㄅㄨˋ ㄏㄢˊ ㄦˊ ㄌㄧˋ bat1 hon4 ji4 leot6 lit. not cold, yet shivering (idiom)
- 不劳而获 不勞而獲 bù láo ér huò ㄅㄨˋ ㄌㄠˊ ㄦˊ ㄏㄨㄛˋ bat1 lou4 ji4 wok6 (idiom) to reap without sowing; to get sth without working for it; to sponge off others
- 不怒而威 bù nù ér wēi ㄅㄨˋ ㄋㄨˋ ㄦˊ ㄨㄟ bat1 nou6 ji4 wai1 (idiom) to have an aura of authority; to have a commanding presence
- 不言而喻 bù yán ér yù ㄅㄨˋ ㄧㄢˊ ㄦˊ ㄩˋ bat1 jin4 ji4 jyu6 (idiom) it goes without saying; it is self-evident
- 不约而同 不約而同 bù yuē ér tóng ㄅㄨˋ ㄩㄝ ㄦˊ ㄊㄨㄥˊ bat1 joek3 ji4 tung4 (idiom) (of two or more people) to take the same action without prior consultation; (usu. used adverbially) all (or both) of them, independently; as if by prior agreement
- 颤抖不已 顫抖不已 chàn dǒu bù yǐ ㄔㄢˋ ㄉㄡˇ ㄅㄨˋ ㄧˇ zin3 dau2 bat1 ji5 to shake like a leaf (idiom)
- 方寸已乱 方寸已亂 fāng cùn yǐ luàn ㄈㄤ ㄘㄨㄣˋ ㄧˇ ㄌㄨㄢˋ fong1 cyun3 ji5 lyun6 (idiom) confused
- 方兴未已 方興未已 fāng xīng wèi yǐ ㄈㄤ ㄒㄧㄥ ㄨㄟˋ ㄧˇ fong1 hing1 mei6 ji5 flourishing and still in the ascendant (idiom); rapidly expanding
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- 仅此而已 僅此而已 jǐn cǐ ér yǐ ㄐㄧㄣˇ ㄘˇ ㄦˊ ㄧˇ gan2 ci2 ji4 ji5 (idiom) that's all; just this and nothing more
- 米已成炊 mǐ yǐ chéng chuī ㄇㄧˇ ㄧˇ ㄔㄥˊ ㄔㄨㄟ mai5 ji5 sing4 ceoi1 lit. the rice has already been cooked (idiom)
- 木已成舟 mù yǐ chéng zhōu ㄇㄨˋ ㄧˇ ㄔㄥˊ ㄓㄡ muk6 ji5 sing4 zau1 lit. the timber has been turned into a boat already (idiom)
- 难以自已 難以自已 nán yǐ zì yǐ ㄋㄢˊ ㄧˇ ㄗˋ ㄧˇ naan4 ji5 zi6 ji5 cannot control oneself (idiom)
- 迫不得已 pò bù dé yǐ ㄆㄛˋ ㄅㄨˋ ㄉㄜˊ ㄧˇ bik1 bat1 dak1 ji5 to have no alternative (idiom); compelled by circumstances
- 死而后已 死而後已 sǐ ér hòu yǐ ㄙˇ ㄦˊ ㄏㄡˋ ㄧˇ sei2 ji4 hau6 ji5 until death puts an end (idiom); one's whole life
- 万不得已 萬不得已 wàn bù dé yǐ ㄨㄢˋ ㄅㄨˋ ㄉㄜˊ ㄧˇ maan6 bat1 dak1 ji5 only when absolutely essential (idiom); as a last resort
Example sentences
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嗯 ， 仅此而已 僅此而已 。
Yea, that's all it is.
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只是 感冒 而已 。
It's just a cold.
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这 這 只是 枝叶 枝葉 而已 。
It's only leaves and branches.
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我 只是 说说而已 說說而已 ！
I'm just saying!
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只是 一 场 場 梦 夢 而已 。
It's just a dream.
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