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title: "Wufei Meaning: 无非 (wúfēi) Means “nothing but”"
description: "无非 (traditional 無非, wúfēi) means “nothing but; merely; only”. Hear its tones, see what 无 and 非 each mean and a real sentence that uses it."
canonical: "https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/wufei"
published: "2026-10-21"
updated: "2026-11-06"
author: "Mandarin The Wild"
---

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# What does 无非 mean?

猫头鹰māotóuyīngowl

无非 wúfēi

## nothing but; merely; only

## Its characters

1. 无 wú not have
2. 非 fēi (in 非…莫属) none other than

## In a sentence

他说了半天，无非是想借钱。 He talked for ages, but he only wanted to borrow money.

沈禾猜，讲的**无非**是些家常：菜园里的辣椒红了，邻居家的狗生了一窝小狗，天气要变冷了。

From [六十秒 · Sixty Seconds: a Chinese short story](https://mandarinthewild.com/library/read/sixty-seconds-chinese-short-story#library-word-84-86)

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## More words with 无 or 非

- [并非 bìngfēi](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/bingfei)
- [除非 chúfēi](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/chufei)
- [独一无二 dúyī-wú’èr](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/duyiwuer)
- [非常 fēicháng](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/feichang)
- [非得 fēiděi](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/feidei)
- [非法 fēifǎ](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/feifa)
- [非凡 fēifán](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/feifan)
- [非洲 fēizhōu](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/feizhou)
- [毫无 háowú](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/haowu)
- [是非 shìfēi](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/shifei)

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