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Grammar Pattern Profile · zhi-bu-guo-er-yi
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只不过...而已

📊 Corpus Indexed: 2 clips
Structure: [主语/条件] + 只不过 + [动词/短语] + 而已
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Core sentence pattern in modern spoken Mandarin.

Sentence Pattern

[Variation: 肯定建议式]

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只不过是浦荣的冰山一角而已
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只不过 是浦荣的冰山一角 而已

(今天你看到的) ── Previous context

“is only the tip of the iceberg in Purong.”

《蜜语纪》 · 02:41
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[Variation: 否定劝阻式]

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职场女性没有什么了不起的
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职场女性没有什么了不起的

(因为我从来都没有工作过) ── Previous context

“Career women aren't anything special.”

《蜜语纪》 · 31:02 [社交聚会]
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