而

ér

érno initial · 2nd tone — spelling rules

and · as well as

Radical: 而 Strokes: 6 HSK 4

Structure: Single componentFrequency: Most common

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Meanings

and

as well as

and so

but (not)

yet (not)

(indicates causal relation)

(indicates change of state)

(indicates contrast)

ér

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Words with 而 497 total

therefore故而gù ér thus; thereby从而cóng ér (literary) very soon · before long俄而é ér now · at the present (time)而今ér jīn (not only...) but also · moreover; in addition; furthermore而且ér qiě that's all · nothing more而已ér yǐ if假而jiǎ ér and then; and thereby; and in turn进而jìn ér

Idioms with 而 517 total

deeply felt but not mawkish (idiom)哀而不伤āi ér bù shāng old institutions die hard · a centipede does not topple over even when dead · a centipede dies but never falls down百足之虫，死而不僵bǎi zú zhī chóng，sǐ ér bù jiāng to give up halfway (idiom); leave sth unfinished半途而废bàn tú ér fèi have sth ready just in case · keep sth for possible future use备而不用bèi ér bù yòng to run in the opposite direction (idiom); to run counter to背道而驰bèi dào ér chí