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)

Contained in

• 利而诱之(利而誘之) hold out bait to entice [the enemy]
• 俄而 very soon / before long
• 扑面而来(撲面而來) sth hits one in the face / directly in one's face / something assaults the senses / blatant (advertising) / eye-catching
• 知其不可而为之(知其不可而為之) to keep going resolutely despite knowing the task is impossible
• 不谋而合(不謀而合) agree without prior consultation / happen to hold the same view
• 得而复失(得而復失) to lose what one has just obtained
• 不辞而别(不辭而別) to leave without saying good-bye
• 学而优则仕(學而優則仕) one who is successful in one's studies, can become an official
• 知难而退(知難而退) to sound out the difficulties and retreat to avoid defeat / to back out of an awkward situation
• 投袂而起 to shake one's sleeves and rise / to get excited and move to action
• 小学而大遗(小學而大遺) to concentrate on trivial points while neglecting the main problem
• 秘而不宣(祕而不宣) to withhold information / to keep something secret
• 临渊羡鱼，不如退而结网(臨淵羨魚，不如退而結網) better to go home and weave a net than to stand by the pond longing for fish
• 终而复始(終而復始) to repeat unceasingly
• 逆流而上 to sail against the current / to go against the flow
• 而言 with regard to (preceding phrase)
• 而立 to turn 30 years old with accomplishments
• 相机而行(相機而行) to act according to the situation
• 假而 if
• 油然而生 arising involuntarily / spontaneous
• 然而 however / yet / but
• 借而不还(借而不還) to borrow but not give back
• 戛然而止 with a grunting sound it stops / to come to an end spontaneously (especially of sound)
• 观机而动(觀機而動) observe an opportunity and then act
• 傍户而立(傍戶而立) to stand close to the door
• 疾驰而过(疾馳而過) to sweep past / to hurtle past / to swoosh past
• 不寒而栗(不寒而慄) shiver all over though not cold / tremble with fear / shudder
• 合于利而动(合於利而動) If it is to your advantage, make a forward move
• 说说而已(說說而已) nothing serious / just hot air
• 择主而归(擇主而歸) select a leader and support him
• 尽力而为(盡力而為) to try one's utmost / to strive
• 铩羽而归(鎩羽而歸) to return in low spirits following a defeat or failure to achieve one's ambitions
• 不翼而飞(不翼而飛) to disappear without trace / to vanish all of a sudden / to spread fast / to spread like wildfire
• 察察而明 keenly observant to superficial details
• 不速而至 to arrive without invitation / unexpected guest / unwanted presence
• 擦肩而过(擦肩而過) brief encounter / to brush past sb
• 挺身而出 straighten up and step out / to step forward bravely
• 等而下之 going from there to lower grades
• 不是_而是_ not ... but ...
• 沐猴而冠 a monkey wearing a hat / worthless person in imposing attire
• 惠而不费(惠而不費) a kind act that costs nothing
• 视而不见(視而不見) to look but not see / to neglect
• 翩然而至 come trippingly
• 望风而逃(望風而逃) to flee at the mere sight of
• 擦身而过(擦身而過) to brush past
• 反其道而行之 to do the very opposite / to act in a diametrically opposite way
• 公而忘私 for the common good and forgetting personal interests / to behave altruistically / selfless
• 见难而上(見難而上) to take the bull by the horns
• 压而不服(壓而不服) coercion will never convince
• 拾级而上(拾級而上) to walk slowly up a flight of steps

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