不外 (bù wài) — to be nothing more than; to boil down to; simply, basically
Definition
Set-pattern head meaning 'nothing more than / boils down to', usually followed by 乎 or 是…而已. Read as a fixed phrase, not as a negator + 外面.
verb
to be nothing more thanto boil down tosimplybasically
Examples
- ：。Shī bài de yuán yīn bù wài hū liǎng diǎn: zhǔn bèi bù zú hé jīng yàn bú gòu.The reasons for failure boil down to two points: insufficient preparation and lack of experience.
- 不外。Tā de yāo qiú bù wài jǐ gè jī běn tiáo jiàn.His demands are nothing more than a few basic conditions.
- ，不外。Suǒ wèi kē xué fāng fǎ, bù wài shí shì qiú shì ér yǐ.The so-called scientific method is simply seeking truth from facts.
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