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Meanings
and
as well as
and so
but (not)
yet (not)
(indicates causal relation)
(indicates change of state)
(indicates contrast)
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Words with 而 497 total
therefore故而gù érthus; thereby从而cóng ér(literary) very soon · before long俄而é érnow · at the present (time)而今ér jīn(not only...) but also · moreover; in addition; furthermore而且ér qiěthat's all · nothing more而已ér yǐif假而jiǎ érand then; and thereby; and in turn进而jìn éroccasionally · once in a while偶而ǒu éreven · so much so that甚而shèn éroccasionally; from time to time时而shí értherefore · as a result · thus · and as a result,...因而yīn éron the contrary; instead反而fǎn érby good fortune · luckily幸而xìng érsuddenly · now (..., now...)忽而hū érsoon after · later · then既而jì érhowever; but; yet然而rán érthen · afterwards继而jì érafter that · then而后ér hòurather而是ér shì(typically preceded by 就… jiù xx or 對…|对… duì xx etc) as far as... is concerned; speaking in terms of...而言ér yánto turn to (sth else); to switch to转而zhuǎn ér
Idioms with 而 517 total Chain
deeply felt but not mawkish (idiom)哀而不伤āi ér bù shāngold 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 jiāngto give up halfway (idiom); leave sth unfinished半途而废bàn tú ér fèihave sth ready just in case · keep sth for possible future use备而不用bèi ér bù yòngto run in the opposite direction (idiom); to run counter to背道而驰bèi dào ér chí
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