而
ér
HSK level: HSK 4
Meaning
and; as well as; and so; but (not); yet (not); (indicates causal relation); (indicates change of state); (indicates contrast)
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Examples
他们分道而行。
tā men fēn dào ér xíng。
They went their separate ways.
他们正向森林而去。
tā men zhèng xiàng sēn lín ér qù。
They are making for the forest.
坐而言不如起而行。
zuò ér yán bù rú qǐ ér xíng。
Actions speak louder than words.
Words with this character
而且 ér qiě but also而是 ér shì rather而已 ér yǐ that's all然而 rán ér however反而 fǎn ér on the contrary从而 cóng ér thus因而 yīn ér therefore显而易见 xiǎn ér yì jiàn clearly and easy to see脱颖而出 tuō yǐng ér chū to reveal one's talent自然而然 zì rán ér rán natural进而 jìn ér and then轻而易举 qīng ér yì jǔ easy时而 shí ér occasionally取而代之 qǔ ér dài zhī to replace脱口而出 tuō kǒu ér chū to blurt out总而言之 zǒng ér yán zhī in short继而 jì ér then可想而知 kě xiǎng ér zhī goes without saying不得而知 bù dé ér zhī unknown不言而喻 bù yán ér yù it goes without saying半途而废 bàn tú ér fèi to give up halfway不翼而飞 bù yì ér fēi to disappear without trace相对而言 xiāng duì ér yán relatively speaking