Fixed Formulas - Just So Much, Only, Just, That's All
— 无非、不过、只是……罢了、而已
Understand the use of 无非 / 不过 / 只是……罢了 / 而已 and their placement in the sentence.
Elements
无非不过只是……罢了而已
How to use it
- Copy a model sentence (这只是一点小问题。) and replace the subject/object/time while keeping the same structure.
- Context: Use this structure to describe facts or actions in a complete sentence.
Examples
这只是一点小问题。
zhè zhǐ shì yī diǎn xiǎo wèntí.
It's only a small problem.
我只是路过。
wǒ zhǐshì lùguò.
I was just passing by.
Notes and exceptions
- 过 — Past experience: Indicates that the action has already happened at least once.
- Often incompatible with a precise duration related to the event that is a single occurrence.
Common mistakes
- Check the order of elements before speaking or writing.
- Use a complete sentence to validate the structure in a real context.
Practice quiz
Choose the best option for each sentence, then submit to view the correction.
1. 这____一点小问题。
(It's only a small problem.)
2. 我____路过。
(I was just passing by.)
3. Quel élément complète le mieux cette règle ?
(Copy a model sentence (**这只是一点小问题。**) and replace the subject/object/time while keeping the same structure.)
4. Quel élément complète le mieux cette règle ?
(Context: Use this structure to describe facts or actions in a complete sentence.)