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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• 不胫而走(不脛而走) to get round fast; to spread like wildfire
• 怒而挠之(怒而撓之) if [your enemy] is is prone to anger, irritate him
• 失而复得(失而復得) to lose and then regain something
• 温故而知新(溫故而知新) to cherish the old and know the new
• 见难而上(見難而上) to take the bull by the horns
• 借而不还(借而不還) to borrow but not give back
• 相机而动(相機而動) to wait for the opportune moment before taking action
• 哀而不伤(哀而不傷) deeply felt but not excessively grieving
• 忽而 suddenly; now (..., now...)
• 崛地而起 arising suddenly above the level ground; sudden emergence of prominent new feature
• 因孕而婚 shotgun wedding
• 华而不实(華而不實) flower but no fruit; handsome exterior but hollow inside; flashy
• 潜心而勉学(潛心而勉學) to concentrate fully on diligent study
• 守一而终(守一而終) to be faithful to one's mate all one's life
• 自上而下 top-down
• 危而不持 national danger, but no support
• 有百利而无一弊(有百利而無一弊) to have many advantages and no disadvantages
• 栉比而居(櫛比而居) living in dwellings packed closely like teeth in a comb
• 迎刃而解 bamboo splits when it meets the edge of a knife
• 不速而至 to arrive without invitation; unexpected guest; unwanted presence
• 言而有信 to speak sincerely
• 有百利而无一害(有百利而無一害) to have many advantages and no disadvantages
• 一带而过(一帶而過) to skate around; to skip over; to skimp
• 侃侃而谈(侃侃而談) to speak with assurance
• 一拥而入(一擁而入) to swarm in (of people etc)
• 俄而 very soon; before long
• 人而无信，不知其可(人而無信，不知其可) if a person is not trustworthy, I do not know how they can get on
• 密而不宣 confidential; secret; hush-hush
• 三思而行 think three times then go; don't act before you've thought it through carefully
• 抵足而卧(抵足而臥) to live and sleep together; a close friendship
• 如约而至(如約而至) to arrive as planned; right on schedule
• 反其道而行之 to do the very opposite; to act in a diametrically opposite way
• 一蹴而就 to get there in one step; easily done; success at a stroke; to get results overnight
• 铩羽而归(鎩羽而歸) to return in low spirits following a defeat or failure to achieve one's ambitions
• 揭竿而起 to start a rebellion
• 泽地而蹈(澤地而蹈) to tread carefully on the marshland; to be very careful
• 投袂而起 to shake one's sleeves and rise; to get excited and move to action
• 一扫而空(一掃而空) to sweep clean; to clean out
• 不辞而别(不辭而別) to leave without saying good-bye
• 而立 to turn 30 years old with accomplishments
• 言而无信(言而無信) to go back on one's word; to break one's promise; to be unfaithful; to be untrustworthy
• 五十而知天命 at fifty, I understood the mandate of heaven
• 半途而废(半途而廢) to give up halfway; to leave unfinished
• 不可同日而语(不可同日而語) mustn't speak of two things on the same day; not to be mentioned in the same breath; incomparable
• 人不知而不愠(人不知而不慍) to feel no displeasure when people take no notice of you
• 拾级而上(拾級而上) to walk slowly up a flight of steps
• 闻风而起(聞風而起) respond immediately on hearing news
• 言而不信 to say something without believing it
• 破门而入(破門而入) to break the door down and enter
• 秤薪而爨 to weight the firewood and then do the cooking; extremely frugal

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• 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