無非

简 无非 · 繁 無非
Mandarin · pinyin wú fēi

Meanings

  1. only
  2. nothing else
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非
fēi · not, negative, non-; oppose; Kangxi radical 175
无
wú · negative, no, not; Kangxi radical 71
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2–1 · wu2 fei1

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mou4 fei1

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adv

  1. nothing but; no more than; simply; only

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