而
Simplified/traditional character
而 English definition
ér
- and
- as well as
- and so
- but (not)
- yet (not)
- (indicates causal relation)
- (indicates change of state)
- (indicates contrast)
ér
- and
- as well as
- and so
- but (not)
- yet (not)
- (indicates causal relation)
- (indicates change of state)
- (indicates contrast)
HSK levels
Characters with the same pronunciation
Sentences examples with 而
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他 30 岁而且……读完大学。
Tā 30 suì érqiě……dú wán dàxué. -
弟弟不但很聪明，而且很爱学习。
Dìdì bùdàn hěn cōngmíng, érqiě hěn ài xuéxí. -
我不仅去过那个城市，而且去过很多次。
Wǒ bùjǐn qùguò nàgè chéngshì, érqiě qùguò hěnduō cì. -
我们都已经等了一个小时了，而他还没来。
Wǒmen dōu yǐjīng děngle yīgè xiǎoshíliǎo, ér tā hái méi lái. -
我花了很多时间来读这本书，然而一直没有读
Wǒ huāle hěnduō shíjiān lái dú zhè běn shū, rán'ér yīzhí méiyǒu dú
Words containing 而, by HSK level
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HSK 3 vocabulary list
- 不但…而且… (bù dàn …ér qiě …) : not only ... but also...
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HSK 4 vocabulary list
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而 (ér): yet (not); and; as well as; and so; but (not); (indicates causal relation); (indicates change of state); (indicates contrast)
- 然而 (rán ér) : however; yet; but
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HSK 5 vocabulary list
- 从而 (cóng ér) : thus; thereby
- 反而 (fǎn ér) : instead; on the contrary; contrary (to expectations)
- 因而 (yīn ér) : therefore; as a result; thus; and as a result,...
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HSK 6 vocabulary list
- 半途而废 (bàn tú ér fèi) : to give up halfway (idiom); leave sth unfinished
- 不言而喻 (bù yán ér yù) : it goes without saying; it is self-evident
- 而已 (ér yǐ) : that's all; nothing more
- 进而 (jìn ér) : and then (what follows next)
- 侃侃而谈 (kǎn kǎn ér tán ) : to speak frankly with assurance;
- 锲而不舍 (qiè ér bù shě) : to chip away at a task and not abandon it (idiom); to chisel away at sth; to persevere; unflagging efforts
- 时而 (shí ér) : occasionally; from time to time
- 总而言之 (zǒng ér yán zhī) : in short; in a word; in brief