而 ér
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ér
conjunction
and; as well as; but (not); yet (not)
Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语 , Subdomain: Function Words , Concept: Coordination 并列
Notes: 而 is commonly used to join adjectives, adjective phrases, or verbs; in the sense of 和 or 与 (Guoyu '而' conj 1; Rouzer 2007, p. 13) -
ér
noun
Kangxi radical 126
Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语 , Subdomain: Radicals
Notes: (ABC back cover; GHC p. 7; Guoyu '而' n 2) -
ér
pronoun
you
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文 , Subdomain: Function Words , Concept: Personal Pronoun 人称代词
Notes: 而 was used as the singular second person pronoun 你 in Literary Chinese (Guoyu '而' pronoun 1; Pulleyblank 1995, p. 77). -
ér
conjunction
not only ... but also ....; ... as well as ...; moreover; in addition; furthermore
Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语 , Subdomain: Function Words , Concept: Correlative 关联词
Notes: 而 is synonymous with 而且 in this sense, expressing a connecting relationship (Guoyu '而' conj 2) -
ér
conjunction
right away; then
Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语 , Subdomain: Function Words
Notes: 而 is synonymous with 就 or 才 in this sense, expressing a sequentional relationship (Guoyu '而' conj 3) -
ér
conjunction
but; yet; however; while; nevertheless
Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语 , Subdomain: Function Words , Concept: Correlative 关联词
Notes: 而 is synonymous with 但是 in this sense, expressing a contrasting relationship (Guoyu '而' conj 6) -
ér
conjunction
if; in case; in the event that
Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语 , Subdomain: Function Words , Concept: Correlative 关联词
Notes: 而 is synonymous with 如果 in this sense, expressing hypothesis or conjecture in Literary Chinese. It is comparatively rare in this sense (Guoyu '而' conj 4; Pulleyblank 1995, p. 150). -
ér
conjunction
therefore; as a result; thus
Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语 , Subdomain: Function Words , Concept: Correlative 关联词
Notes: 而 is synonymous with 因而 or 所以 in this sense, expressing cause and effect (Guoyu '而' conj 5) -
ér
conjunction
how can it be that?
Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语 , Subdomain: Function Words
Notes: 而 is synonymous with 难道 or 岂 in this sense, expressing doubt in a rhetorical question (Guoyu '而' conj 7) -
ér
particle
so as to
Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语 , Subdomain: Function Words
Notes: 而 is synonymous with 以 in this sense (Guoyu '而' prep 2) -
ér
adverb
only then
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: In the sense of 才 (Guoyu '而' adv 1) -
ér
verb
as if; to seem like
Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语 , Subdomain: Function Words
Notes: 而 is synonymous with 好像 or 犹 in this sense (Guoyu '而' adv 2) -
néng
verb
can; able
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文 , Subdomain: Function Words
Notes: In the sense of 能 or 可以 (Guoyu '而' v 2) -
ér
noun
whiskers on the cheeks; sideburns
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: (Guoyu '而' n 1) -
ér
pronoun
me
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文 , Subdomain: Function Words , Concept: Personal Pronoun 人称代词
Notes: 而 was used as the singular first person pronoun 我 in Literary Chinese (Guoyu '而' pronoun 2) -
ér
verb
to arrive; up to
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: In the sense of 至 or 到 (Guoyu '而' v 1) -
ér
preposition
possessive
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: In the sense of 之 or 的 (Guoyu '而' prep. 1)
Contained in
- 从天而降(從天而降) to drop from the sky; to appear unexpectedly; to arise abruptly; out of the blue
- 相辅而成(相輔而成) to help each other
- 不宣而战(不宣而戰) open hostilities without declaring war; start an undeclared war
- 一哄而散 to break up in an uproar
- 密而不宣 confidential; secret; hush-hush
- 假而 if
- 秘而不宣(祕而不宣) to withhold information; to keep something secret
- 一哄而起 to rush into action
- 计日而俟(計日而俟) to count the days
- 天网恢恢,疏而不失(天網恢恢,疏而不失) heaven's net has wide meshes, but nothing escapes it (idiom, from Laozi 73); the way of Heaven is fair, but the guilty will not escape
- 贫而乐道(貧而樂道) though poor, yet cheerful
- 视而不见(視而不見) to look but not see; to neglect
- 一蹴而就 to get there in one step; easily done; success at a stroke; to get results overnight
- 同舟而济(同舟而濟) [two enemies] to cross a river in the same boat
- 富而好礼(富而好禮) though rich, loves propriety
- 兼而有之 to have both
- 泽地而蹈(澤地而蹈) to tread carefully on the marshland; to be very careful
- 一蹴而得 to get there in one step; easily done; success at a stroke; to get results overnight
- 大而无当(大而無當) grandiose but impractical; large but of no real use
- 威而不失 majestic and without faults
- 反脣而相稽 mutual accusations
- 来而不往非礼也(來而不往非禮也) not to reciprocate is against etiquette; to respond in kind
- 一般而言 generally speaking
- 敢怒而不敢言 angry, but not daring to speak out; obliged to remain silent about one's resentment
- 一望而知 to be evident at a glance
- 未可同日而语(未可同日而語) mustn't speak of two things on the same day; not to be mentioned in the same breath; incomparable
- 不得而知 unknown; unable to find out
- 见而色喜(見而色喜) to like something as soon as one sees it
- 而立之年 aged thirty
- 幸而 fortunately; luckily
- 因孕而婚 shotgun wedding
- 哀而不伤(哀而不傷) deeply felt but not excessively grieving
- 百足之虫死而不僵(百足之蟲死而不僵) a centipede dies but never falls down; old institutions die hard
- 转而(轉而) to turn to (sth else); to switch to
- 待时而动(待時而動) wait for a suitable time before acting
- 日出而作,日入而息 to get up at sunrise and work until sunset; to lead a plain and hardworking life
- 有百利而无一害(有百利而無一害) to have many advantages and no disadvantages
- 不速而至 to arrive without invitation; unexpected guest; unwanted presence
- 节用而爱人(節用而愛人) live frugally and care for people
- 投袂而起 to shake one's sleeves and rise; to get excited and move to action
- 安坐而食 to sponge on somebody
- 望而却步(望而卻步) to shrink back; to flinch
- 无疾而终(無疾而終) to die peacefully; to result in failure (without any outside interference); to come to nothing
- 相机而行(相機而行) to act according to the situation
- 概而言之 in brief
- 沐猴而冠 a monkey wearing a hat; worthless person in imposing attire
- 弦而鼓之 to tune one's zither then play it; to live by the consequences of one's actions
- 听其言而观其行(聽其言而觀其行) hear what he says and observe what he does
- 侃侃而谈(侃侃而談) to speak with assurance
- 怒而挠之(怒而撓之) if [your enemy] is is prone to anger, irritate him
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- 昭公 Lord Zhao The Commentary of Zuo on the Spring and Autumn Annals 春秋左氏傳 — count: 748
- 襄公 Lord Xiang The Commentary of Zuo on the Spring and Autumn Annals 春秋左氏傳 — count: 609
- Daode Jing 《道德經》 Daode Jing 道德經 — count: 409
- 卷十六 Scroll 16 Wenxuan 文選 — count: 385
- 卷十八 人間訓 Chapter 18: The Human World Huainanzi 淮南子 — count: 383
- 卷九 主術訓 Chapter 9: The Sovereign's Methods Huainanzi 淮南子 — count: 357
- 卷五十九 張衡列傳 Volume 59: Biography of Zhang Heng Book of Later Han 後漢書 — count: 342
- 卷二十 泰族訓 Chapter 20: superior Lineage Huainanzi 淮南子 — count: 328
- 卷十八 Scroll 18 Wenxuan 文選 — count: 326
- 卷十三 氾論訓 Chapter 13: Overflowing Discussions Huainanzi 淮南子 — count: 323