如是而已 rú shì ér yǐ That's all

Explanation

表示事情就是这样，仅此而已，没有别的意思。

It means that things are just like that, that's all, there's nothing else to it.

Origin Story

小张努力工作了一年，最后却只获得了平庸的评价。他感到很沮丧，向经理询问原因。经理说：“你的工作完成得不错，但也没有特别出色之处，如是而已。”小张听后默默地接受了这个结果，他知道自己的努力还不够，还需要继续改进。

xiǎo zhāng nǔlì gōngzuò le yī nián, zuìhòu què zhǐ huòdé le píngyōng de píngjià. tā gǎndào hěn jǔsàng, xiàng jīnglǐ xúnwèn yuányīn. jīnglǐ shuō: ‘nǐ de gōngzuò wánchéng de bùcuò, dàn yě méiyǒu tèbié chū sè zhī chù, rú shì ér yǐ.’ xiǎo zhāng tīng hòu mòmò de jiēshòu le zhège jiéguǒ, tā zhīdào zìjǐ de nǔlì hái bùgòu, hái xūyào jìxù gǎijìn.

Xiao Zhang worked hard for a year, but in the end only received a mediocre evaluation. He was very frustrated and asked the manager for the reason. The manager said: "Your work was done well, but there was nothing particularly outstanding, that's all." Xiao Zhang silently accepted the result, knowing that his efforts were not enough and that he still needed to improve.

Usage

用于总结陈述，表示事情就是这样，没有其他情况。

yòng yú zǒngjié chéngshù, biǎoshì shì qing jiù shì zhèyàng, méiyǒu qítā qíngkuàng

Used to summarize a statement, indicating that things are just like that, with no other circumstances.

Examples

• 事情就是这样，没有别的解释了。

  shì qing jiù shì zhèyàng, méiyǒu bié de jiěshì le

  That's just how it is; there's no other explanation.

• 事情就是这样，不必再说了。

  shì qing jiù shì zhèyàng, bù bì zài shuō le

  That's just the way it is; there's no need to say more.

Related Idioms

• 如此而已

• 就是这样

Opposite Idioms

• 另有隐情

• 另有说法