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
- 接踵而至 one after the other in unceasing succession
- 不约而同(不約而同) the same without prior consultation; to agree by chance
- 温故而知新(溫故而知新) to cherish the old and know the new
- 备而不用(備而不用) have something ready just in case; keep something for possible future use
- 鸣鼓而攻(鳴鼓而攻) sound the drums and attack; to denounce together as a group
- 一蹴而就 to get there in one step; easily done; success at a stroke; to get results overnight
- 一饮而尽(一飲而盡) to drain the cup in one gulp
- 死而不僵 dead but showing no signs of rigor mortis; to die hard; to die yet not be vanquished
- 铩羽而归(鎩羽而歸) to return in low spirits following a defeat or failure to achieve one's ambitions
- 不谋而合(不謀而合) agree without prior consultation; happen to hold the same view
- 弦而鼓之 to tune one's zither then play it; to live by the consequences of one's actions
- 五十而知天命 at fifty, I understood the mandate of heaven
- 悬而未决(懸而未決) pending a decision; hanging in the balance
- 贵阳而贱阴(貴陽而賤陰) prefer sunny [places] to dark
- 自然而然 naturally; involuntary; automatically
- 而患不均 but rather about uneven distribution
- 空手而归(空手而歸) to return empty-handed; to fail to win anything
- 择交而友(擇交而友) to select companions and friends
- 比肩而事 to work together shoulder-to-shoulder
- 拂袖而去 to storm off in a huff
- 一望而知 to be evident at a glance
- 食言而肥 to grow fat eating one's words; not to live up to one's promises
- 垂足而坐 to sit with legs hanging down; to sit on a high chair
- 依山而建 according to the terrain
- 劳而无功(勞而無功) hard work to no avail
- 而已 that is all
- 俄而 very soon; before long
- 待价而沽(待價而沽) to sell only for a good price; to wait for a good offer
- 观机而动(觀機而動) observe an opportunity and then act
- 不动而变(不動而變) to transform without acting
- 望而却步(望而卻步) to shrink back; to flinch
- 勇而无谋(勇而無謀) brave but lacking strategy
- 一哄而起 to rush into action
- 日出而作,日入而息 to get up at sunrise and work until sunset; to lead a plain and hardworking life
- 疏而不漏 loose, but allows no escape
- 翩然而至 come trippingly
- 显而易见(顯而易見) clearly and easy to see; obviously; clearly
- 冲口而出(衝口而出) to blurt out without thinking
- 量力而行 to assess one's capabilities and act accordingly; to act within one's competence
- 可望而不可及 in sight but unattainable ; inaccessible
- 背道而驰(背道而馳) galloping in the wrong direction; running counter to
- 然而 however; yet; but
- 油然而生 arising involuntarily; spontaneous
- 鍥而不舍(鍥而不捨) to carve away at something and not abandon it; to keep on working away at something
- 反其道而行之 to do the very opposite; to act in a diametrically opposite way
- 满载而归(滿載而歸) to return from a rewarding journey
- 直道而行 to go straight; to act with integrity
- 择主而事(擇主而事) select a leader and support him
- 时而(時而) sometimes
- 厉目而视(厲目而視) to give a severe look
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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