而 ér

1. 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)
2. 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)
3. 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).
4. 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)
5. 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)
6. 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)
7. 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).
8. 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)
9. 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)
10. 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)
11. ér adverb only then
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: In the sense of 才 (Guoyu '而' adv 1)
12. 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)
13. 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)
14. ér noun whiskers on the cheeks; sideburns
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: (Guoyu '而' n 1)
15. 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)
16. ér verb to arrive; up to
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: In the sense of 至 or 到 (Guoyu '而' v 1)
17. ér preposition possessive
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: In the sense of 之 or 的 (Guoyu '而' prep. 1)

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• 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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• 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
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• 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