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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• 显而易见(顯而易見) clearly and easy to see; obviously; clearly
• 不学而能(不學而能) to be able to do something without study
• 心有余而力不足(心有餘而力不足) the will is there, but not the strength; the spirit is willing but the flesh is weak
• 不得已而为之(不得已而為之) to have no other choice; to be the last resort
• 疏而不漏 loose, but allows no escape
• 涸泽而渔(涸澤而漁) drain the pond to catch the fish
• 抵足而眠 to live and sleep together; a close friendship
• 失而复得(失而復得) to lose and then regain something
• 择交而友(擇交而友) to select companions and friends
• 翩然而至 come trippingly
• 一闪而过(一閃而過) to flash past; to flit by
• 久而久之 gradually over time
• 竭泽而渔(竭澤而漁) to drain the pond to get at the fish
• 察察而明 keenly observant to superficial details
• 同日而语(同日而語) to speak of two things on the same day
• 落荒而逃 to flee in defeat; to bolt
• 而言 with regard to (preceding phrase)
• 席地而睡 to sleep on the ground
• 三思而行 think three times then go; don't act before you've thought it through carefully
• 贫而无谄(貧而無諂) a poor person who does not flatter
• 自然而然 naturally; involuntary; automatically
• 反其道而行之 to do the very opposite; to act in a diametrically opposite way
• 鍥而不舍(鍥而不捨) to carve away at something and not abandon it; to keep on working away at something
• 绝世而独立(絕世而獨立) unique in the world
• 听而不闻(聽而不聞) to hear but not listen
• 而立 to turn 30 years old with accomplishments
• 铩羽而归(鎩羽而歸) to return in low spirits following a defeat or failure to achieve one's ambitions
• 因孕而婚 shotgun wedding
• 退而求其次 to settle for second best; the next best thing
• 而已 that is all
• 言而有信 to speak sincerely
• 怒而挠之(怒而撓之) if [your enemy] is is prone to anger, irritate him
• 决而不行(決而不行) making decisions without implementing them
• 如约而至(如約而至) to arrive as planned; right on schedule
• 说说而已(說說而已) nothing serious; just hot air
• 霍然而愈(霍然而癒) to recover speedily; to get better quickly
• 泛泛而谈(泛泛而談) to speak in general terms
• 形而上学(形而上學) metaphysics
• 结伴而行(結伴而行) to stay together (of a group); to keep together
• 相机而行(相機而行) to act according to the situation
• 进而(進而) and then
• 一发而不可收(一發而不可收) to be impossible to stop once started
• 比肩而立 to stand shoulder-to-shoulder
• 假而 if
• 无功而返(無功而返) to return without any achievement; to go home with one's tail between one's legs
• 斩而不奏(斬而不奏) to do something and not report the fact
• 温故而知新(溫故而知新) to cherish the old and know the new
• 仅此而已(僅此而已) that's all; just this and nothing more
• 翘足而待(翹足而待) to expect in a short time; also pr.
• 既而 soon after

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