无非 (wú fēi) — nothing but, only, merely
Definition
无非 means 'nothing but / only' and is stronger and more emphatic than 只是. It frames what follows as the whole picture, not a soft qualifier — often used in written or evaluative statements.
adverb
nothing butonlymerely
Examples
- 无非。Tā shuō de wú fēi shì xiē jiè kǒu.What he said was nothing but excuses.
- 无非。Zhè chǎng kǎo shì wú fēi shì jiǎn yàn xué xí chéng guǒ.This exam is merely a test of learning results.
- 无非。Tā měi tiān de shēng huó wú fēi shàng bān hé huí jiā.Her daily life is nothing but going to work and coming home.
Grammar
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