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| Pronunciation |
: |
ér |
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| Meaning |
: |
- and; as well as. (conjunction)
- and yet; but; while on the other hand; whereas. (conjunction)
- so that; in order to. (conjunction)
- to. (conjunction)
- connecting an adverbial element to a verb. (conjunction)
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| Radical |
: |
而 |
| Strokes |
: |
6 |
| Traditional |
: |
而 |
| Usage |
: |
73.8% |
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Common Words / Phrases:
| 1. |
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and also; besides; and what’s more |
| 2. |
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: |
(particle) that is all; nothing more |
| 3. |
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: |
but; however; yet; where |
Sentences:
| 1. A bright and spacious classroom. |
| kuān |
chǎng |
ér |
míng |
liàng |
de |
jiào |
shì |
。 |
| 宽 |
敞 |
而 |
明 |
亮 |
的 |
教 |
室 |
。 |
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| 宽敞 |
: |
spacious |
| 而 |
: |
as well as, and |
| 明亮 |
: |
bright |
| 的 |
: |
(particle) used after an attribute; of |
| 教室 |
: |
classroom |
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| 2. This watermelon is big but it is not sweet. |
| zhè |
xī |
guā |
dà |
ér |
bú |
tián |
。 |
| 这 |
西 |
瓜 |
大 |
而 |
不 |
甜 |
。 |
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| 这 |
: |
this |
| 西瓜 |
: |
watermelon |
| 大 |
: |
big |
| 而 |
: |
but |
| 不 |
: |
not |
| 甜 |
: |
sweet |
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| 3. He was killed by a heavy blow to his head. |
| tā |
shì |
yīn |
tóu |
bù |
shòu |
zhòng |
jī |
ér |
bì |
mìng |
de |
。 |
| 他 |
是 |
因 |
头 |
部 |
受 |
重 |
击 |
而 |
毕 |
命 |
的 |
。 |
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| 他 |
: |
he |
| 是 |
: |
is |
| 因 |
: |
because |
| 头部 |
: |
head |
| 受 |
: |
suffer |
| 重 |
: |
heavy |
| 击 |
: |
hit, blow |
| 而 |
: |
so that; in order to |
| 毕命 |
: |
die |
| 的 |
: |
(particle) used to form a noun phrase or nominal expression |
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| 4. Approach from a distance. |
| zì |
yuǎn |
ér |
jìn |
。 |
| 自 |
远 |
而 |
近 |
。 |
|
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| 自 |
: |
from |
| 远 |
: |
far |
| 而 |
: |
to |
| 近 |
: |
near, nearby |
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| 5. Leave in haste. |
| cōng |
cōng |
ér |
qù |
。 |
| 匆 |
匆 |
而 |
去 |
。 |
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| 匆匆 |
: |
in haste |
| 而 |
: |
connecting an adverbial element to a verb |
| 去 |
: |
leave, go |
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