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
- 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
Also contained in
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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