而

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Pronunciation : ér

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Meaning :
  1. and; as well as. (conjunction)
  2. and yet; but; while on the other hand; whereas. (conjunction)
  3. so that; in order to. (conjunction)
  4. to. (conjunction)
  5. connecting an adverbial element to a verb. (conjunction)
Radical : 而
Strokes : 6
Traditional : 而
Usage : 73.8%
Common Words / Phrases:
1.
而且
ér qiě

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 : and also; besides; and what’s more
2.
而已
ér yǐ

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 : (particle) that is all; nothing more
3.
然而
rán ér

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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
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
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
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
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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January 7th, 2010 in Daily Word, Level 1 | tags: , , , ,

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