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而 ér
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而 ér Meaning
Learn the Pinyin Pronunciation and 11 English Translations of the word 而 ér .
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- Pīnyīn Pronunciation
- ér | er2
- English translation
- and
- as well as
- and so
- but (not)
- yet (not)
- (indicates causal relation)
- (indicates change of state)
- (indicates contrast)
- and, and then, and yet; but
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饭菜 fàn cài 而外,她 tā 还 Huán 得 dé 吃 chī 零 líng 食 shí , 肚子 dùzi 越 Yuè 显形 xiǎn xíng ,她 tā 就 jiù 觉得 juéde 越须多 duō 吃 chī 好 hǎo 东西 dōngxī ;不能 bù néng 亏着嘴 zuǐ .
Aside from meals, Tigress had to eat between them.
他 tā 因 yīn 受 shòu 击 jī 而 ér 疼 téng 得 dé 弯 wān 下 xià 了 le 身 shēn .
He doubled up with the pain of the bolw.
Words with 而 ér
Explore 25 words and sayings that include the Chinese character 而 ér in their composition.
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Frequency | Simplified | Meaning | Traditional |
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而 ér | and | 而 ér | |
而且 érqiě | moreover | 而且 érqiě | |
而已 éryǐ | that's all | 而已 éryǐ | |
而是 ér shì | rather | 而是 ér shì | |
然而 ránér | however | 然而 ránér | |
从而 cóngér | thus | 從而 | |
反而 fǎnér | instead | 反而 fǎnér | |
而言 ér yán | with regard to (preceding phrase) | 而言 ér yán | |
因而 yīnér | therefore | 因而 yīnér | |
进而 jìnér | and then (what follows next) | 進而 | |
显而易见 xiǎn ér yì jiàn | clearly | 顯而易見 | |
而后 ér hòu | then | 而後 | |
脱颖而出 tuō yǐng ér chū | to rise above others | 脫穎而出 | |
轻而易举 qīng ér yì jǔ | easy | 輕而易舉 | |
时而 shíér | occasionally | 時而 | |
尽力而为 jìn lì ér wéi | to strive | 盡力而為 | |
自然而然 zì rán ér rán | involuntary | 自然而然 zì rán ér rán | |
视而不见 shì ér bù jiàn | to ignore | 視而不見 | |
擦肩而过 cā jiān ér guò | brief encounter | 擦肩而過 | |
继而 jì ér | then | 繼而 | |
而今 ér jīn | now | 而今 ér jīn | |
转而 zhuǎn ér | to switch to | 轉而 | |
从天而降 cóng tiān ér jiàng | lit. to drop from the sky (idiom) | 從天而降 | |
挺身而出 tǐng shēn ér chū | to step forward bravely | 挺身而出 tǐng shēn ér chū | |
可想而知 kě xiǎng ér zhī | it is obvious that... | 可想而知 kě xiǎng ér zhī |
而 ér Decomposition & Compounds
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而 ér Compounds
See all 93 Chinese words that contain the character 而 ér in their composition.
- 而 ér
- 需 xū
- 懦 nuò , 儒 rú , 蠕 rú , 孺 rú , 濡 rú , 糯 nuò , 嚅 rú , 壖 ruán , 嬬 xū , 擩 rǔ , 曘 rú , 獳 nòu , 瓀 ruǎn , 礝 ruǎn , 繻, 臑 nào , 薷 rú , 襦 rú , 轜 ér , 醹 rú , 鑐 xū , 颥 rú , 嶿, 檽, 燸, 穤, 羺, 譳, 隭, 顬 rú , 鱬
- 耎 ruǎn
- 堧 ruán , 碝 ruǎn , 陾 réng , 餪 nuǎn , 偄, 媆, 愞, 渜, 煗, 瑌, 稬, 緛, 腝, 蝡, 輭
- 耑 duān
- 瑞 ruì , 端 duān , 喘 chuǎn , 踹 chuài , 揣 chuāi , 湍 tuān , 惴 zhuì , 圌 chuí , 遄 chuán , 鍴 duān , 颛 zhuān , 偳, 剬, 媏 duān , 椯, 歂, 煓, 猯, 篅, 腨, 褍, 諯, 貒, 輲, 顓 zhuān
- 耍 Shuǎ , 耐 nài , 斋 zhāi , 鸸 ér , 恧 nǜ , 栭 ér , 洏 ér , 耏 Ér , 胹 ér , 輀 ér , 陑 Ér , 鲕 ér , 侕, 峏, 粫, 糥, 聏, 荋, 袻, 髵, 鮞, 鴯 ér
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