Dictionary/而

而

而 ér

ㄦˊ
ConjHSK 4TOCFL L3core 10k
1and
2as well as
3and so
4but (not)
5yet (not)
6(indicates causal relation)
7(indicates change of state)
8(indicates contrast)

Characters

而

Examples

wǒ我fù qīn父亲tài太máng忙ér而wú fǎ无法qù去sàn bù散步。
我父亲太忙而无法去散步。
My father is too busy to take a walk.
我习惯了只为自己而活。
I'm accustomed to living only for myself.
这是个美丽而宁静的花园。
This is a beautiful and quiet garden.

In the story library

塞翁失马（详读本）L3狐假虎威（详读本）L3一片叶子的故事L5哪咤闹海L5《世说新语》选读L6

More words starting with 而

而且érqiě而是ér shì而已éryǐ而言éryán而后érhòu而今érjīn而立之年érlìzhīnián

See also: words & characters pronounced ér