而 (ér)
and; but; yet; (conjunction used to connect clauses)
How 而 is written
- Strokes
- 6
- Traditional
- 而
- Simplified
- 而 (unchanged)
Common words using 而
- 反而 fǎnér
- instead; on the contrary; contrary (to expectations)
- 因而 yīnér
- therefore; as a result; thus
- 從而 cóngér
- thus; thereby
- 然而 ránér
- however; yet; but
- 而且 érqiě
- (not only ...) but also; moreover; in addition
- 而已 éryǐ
- that's all; nothing more
- 一哄而散 yīhōngérsàn
- to disperse in confusion (idiom)
- 一帶而過 yīdàiérguò
- to skate around; to skip over; to skimp
- 一掃而光 yīsǎoérguāng
- to clear off; to make a clean sweep of
- 一掃而空 yīsǎoérkōng
- to sweep clean; to clean out
- 一揮而就 yīhuīérjiù
- to finish (a letter, a painting) at a stroke
- 一擁而上 yīyōngérshàng
- to swarm around; flocking (to see)
而 in a sentence
這間餐廳不但便宜，而且很好吃。
Zhè jiān cāntīng búdàn piányí, érqiě hěn hǎochī.
“This restaurant is not only cheap but also delicious.”
How common is 而?
而 is the 36th most frequent character in written Chinese. Characters up to this rank account for about 26.2% of all running text.
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