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而
ér
and, and then, and yet; but
HSK 3
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Words Using 而 (256)
Character
Pinyin
Definition
HSK
而且
↗
érqiě
(not only ...) but also / moreover / in addition / furthermore
3
érqiě
而且
↗
HSK 3
(not only ...) but also / moreover / in addition / furthermore
而
↗
ér
and / as well as / and so / but (not) / yet (not) / (indicates causal relation) / (indicates change of state) / (indicates contrast)
4
ér
而
↗
HSK 4
and / as well as / and so / but (not) / yet (not) / (indicates causal relation) / (indicates change of state) / (indicates contrast)
然而
↗
ránér
however / yet / but
4
ránér
然而
↗
HSK 4
however / yet / but
反而
↗
fǎnér
instead / on the contrary / contrary (to expectations)
5
fǎnér
反而
↗
HSK 5
instead / on the contrary / contrary (to expectations)
因而
↗
yīnér
therefore / as a result / thus / and as a result, ...
5
yīnér
因而
↗
HSK 5
therefore / as a result / thus / and as a result, ...
从而
↗
cóngér
thus / thereby
5
cóngér
从而
↗
HSK 5
thus / thereby
而已
↗
éryǐ
that's all / nothing more
6
éryǐ
而已
↗
HSK 6
that's all / nothing more
总而言之
↗
zǒngéryánzhī
in short / in a word / in brief
6
zǒngéryánzhī
总而言之
↗
HSK 6
in short / in a word / in brief
半途而废
↗
bàntúérfèi
to give up halfway (idiom); leave sth unfinished
6
bàntúérfèi
半途而废
↗
HSK 6
to give up halfway (idiom); leave sth unfinished
时而
↗
shíér
occasionally / from time to time
6
shíér
时而
↗
HSK 6
occasionally / from time to time