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

• 什一而税(什一而稅) taxed one part in ten
• 扬长而去(揚長而去) to swagger off; to walk off (or drive off etc) without a second thought for those left behind
• 瓢泼而下(瓢潑而下) (of rain) to fall heavily
• 擦身而过(擦身而過) to brush past
• 久而久之 gradually over time
• 尽力而为(盡力而為) to try one's utmost; to strive
• 不患寡而患不均 do not worry about scarcity, but rather about uneven distribution (idiom, from Analects)
• 反脣而相稽 mutual accusations
• 贵阳而贱阴(貴陽而賤陰) prefer sunny [places] to dark
• 冲口而出(衝口而出) to blurt out without thinking
• 泽地而蹈(澤地而蹈) to tread carefully on the marshland; to be very careful
• 退而求其次 to settle for second best; the next best thing
• 相视而笑(相視而笑) looked at each other and laugh
• 继而(繼而) then; afterwards
• 放之四海而皆准(放之四海而皆準) applicable anywhere
• 比肩而事 to work together shoulder-to-shoulder
• 待价而沽(待價而沽) to sell only for a good price; to wait for a good offer
• 一带而过(一帶而過) to skate around; to skip over; to skimp
• 相机而行(相機而行) to act according to the situation
• 量力而行 to assess one's capabilities and act accordingly; to act within one's competence
• 喜极而泣(喜極而泣) crying tears of joy
• 等而下之 going from there to lower grades
• 死而复生(死而復生) to die and come back to life
• 抵足而眠 to live and sleep together; a close friendship
• 有百利而无一害(有百利而無一害) to have many advantages and no disadvantages
• 自然而然 naturally; involuntary; automatically
• 身随而卒(身隨而卒) subsequently passed away
• 接淅而行 to take the washed rice and leave; to leave in a hurry
• 结伴而行(結伴而行) to stay together (of a group); to keep together
• 疏而不漏 loose, but allows no escape
• 大而无当(大而無當) grandiose but impractical; large but of no real use
• 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
• 翘足而待(翹足而待) to expect in a short time; also pr.
• 迎刃而解 bamboo splits when it meets the edge of a knife
• 转而(轉而) to turn to (sth else); to switch to
• 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
• 概而言之 in brief
• 避而不 to avoid (doing)
• 形而上学(形而上學) metaphysics
• 惠而不费(惠而不費) a kind act that costs nothing
• 疾驰而过(疾馳而過) to sweep past; to hurtle past; to swoosh past
• 坐而论道(坐而論道) to sit and pontificate; to find answers through theory and not through practice
• 人非生而知之者，孰能无惑(人非生而知之者，孰能無惑) Knowledge is not innate to man, how can we overcome doubt?
• 翩然而至 come trippingly
• 而言 with regard to (preceding phrase)
• 从天而降(從天而降) to drop from the sky; to appear unexpectedly; to arise abruptly; out of the blue
• 不得其门而入(不得其門而入) to be unable to get in; to fail to find a proper approach to handling sth
• 学而(學而) Xue Er
• 听其言而观其行(聽其言而觀其行) hear what he says and observe what he does
• 一而再，再而三(一而再，再而三) again and again

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