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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• 富而无骄(富而無驕) a rich person who is not proud
• 循次而进(循次而進) in sequence step by step
• 择主而归(擇主而歸) select a leader and support him
• 一蹴而得 to get there in one step; easily done; success at a stroke; to get results overnight
• 偶而 occasionally; once in a while
• 自然而然 naturally; involuntary; automatically
• 因人而异(因人而異) varying from person to person; different for each individual
• 密而不宣 confidential; secret; hush-hush
• 反其道而行之 to do the very opposite; to act in a diametrically opposite way
• 相机而行(相機而行) to act according to the situation
• 察察而明 keenly observant to superficial details
• 直道而行 to go straight; to act with integrity
• 决而不行(決而不行) making decisions without implementing them
• 俄而 very soon; before long
• 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
• 周而复始(周而復始) finish and then start again; unceasing ; to circle unceasingly ; the cycle comes back to the start; to move in circles; the wheel comes full circle
• 死而不僵 dead but showing no signs of rigor mortis; to die hard; to die yet not be vanquished
• 席地而睡 to sleep on the ground
• 接踵而来(接踵而來) to come one after the other
• 贫而无谄(貧而無諂) a poor person who does not flatter
• 而且 moreover; furthermore
• 怒而挠之(怒而撓之) if [your enemy] is is prone to anger, irritate him
• 视而不见(視而不見) to look but not see; to neglect
• 尽欢而散(盡歡而散) to disperse after a happy time; everyone enjoys themselves to the full then party breaks up
• 无疾而终(無疾而終) to die peacefully; to result in failure (without any outside interference); to come to nothing
• 三十而立 to turn thirty years old with accomplishments
• 转而(轉而) to turn to (sth else); to switch to
• 迎面而来(迎面而來) directly; head-on (collision); in one's face (of wind)
• 翘足而待(翹足而待) to expect in a short time; also pr.
• 富而好礼(富而好禮) though rich, loves propriety
• 仅此而已(僅此而已) that's all; just this and nothing more
• 鍥而不舍(鍥而不捨) to carve away at something and not abandon it; to keep on working away at something ; to chip away at something and not abandon it
• 重足而立 rooted to the spot; too terrified to move
• 和衣而卧(和衣而臥) to lie down to sleep with one's clothes on
• 相视而笑(相視而笑) looked at each other and laugh
• 说说而已(說說而已) nothing serious; just hot air
• 瓢泼而下(瓢潑而下) (of rain) to fall heavily
• 傍户而立(傍戶而立) to stand close to the door
• 乐而不淫(樂而不淫) joyful without being licentious
• 鱼贯而入(魚貫而入) to walk in in a line
• 不速而至 to arrive without invitation; unexpected guest; unwanted presence
• 背道而驰(背道而馳) galloping in the wrong direction; running counter to
• 接踵而至 one after the other in unceasing succession
• 大而无当(大而無當) grandiose but impractical; large but of no real use
• 劳而无功(勞而無功) hard work to no avail
• 接淅而行 to take the washed rice and leave; to leave in a hurry
• 有百利而无一害(有百利而無一害) to have many advantages and no disadvantages
• 知其然而不知其所以然 to know that it is so but not why it is so
• 不期而遇 to meet by chance

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