這只是一個玩笑而已。

It was only a joke.

Source: Tatoeba

Sentence Composition

=1 這 zhè
  1. (pronoun) this; these
  2. (bound form) this; the (followed by a noun)
  3. (bound form) this; these (followed by a classifier) (in this sense, commonly pr. zhèi, esp. in Beijing)
=1 這 zhèi (coll.) this
2 只是 zhǐshì
  1. merely; only; just; nothing but
  2. simply
  3. but; however
=3 一個 yīge
  1. a; an; one
  2. the whole (afternoon, summer vacation etc)
=3 一個 yīgè
  1. Combination of the numeral 一 (“one”) and the generic classifier 個／个: a; an; one
  2. same
4 玩笑 wánxiào
  1. to joke
  2. joke
  3. jest
5 而已 éryǐ
  1. that's all
  2. nothing more