无非 (nothing but / merely)
Strip it down to the motive
- only无非(to be / is是) + Verb / Noun = "nothing but / merely / no more than".
- he / him他so much这么to make做,only无非to be / is是want / think / miss想to help帮you你 = "he did this merely to help you."
- only无非 plays the matter down to one simple thing.
only无非 + to be / is是 + Verb / Noun
- only无非 says it amounts to nothing more than X.
he他merely无非is是want想help帮you你。
- only无非to be / is是want / think / miss想to help帮you你 = "(he) merely wants to help you."
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无非 shrinks the matter to its plain core: nothing but, merely.
Practice
He merely wants to help you: 他 ____ 是想帮你。
无非 + 是 + … = nothing but / merely: 无非是想帮你.
Practice
无非 reduces things to “no more than X”.
Yes — “nothing but / merely”.
Recap
Key idea
- only无非 + (to be / is是) + Verb / Noun — "nothing but / merely"
- only无非to be / is是want / think / miss想to help帮you你 · only无非to be / is是classifier indicating a…些trifle小事
- Plays the matter down to one simple thing
Read the full reference: HSK 6 grammar — Adverbs.
Practice
无非 plays the matter…
无非是些小事 = it's nothing but trifles.