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Pinyin ér

Radical

而

Strokes

Definition

and / as well as / but (not) / yet (not) / (shows causal relation) / (shows change of state) / (shows contrast)

Usage

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而 (ér) 1. **Pronoun**: Corresponds to "尔", meaning "you" or "your". - Example: 而翁归，自与汝复算耳。 (When the old man returns, we will settle accounts with you again.) 2. **Conjunction**: An ancient term used to connect words, phrases, and clauses, indicating various relationships: a. **Indicating Parallel Relationship**: 多而杂 (many and mixed). b. **Indicating Subsequent Relationship**: 取而代之 (take the place then replace). c. **Indicating Progressive Relationship**: 而且 (and moreover). d. **Indicating Contrastive Relationship**: 似是而非 (seems right but is wrong). e. **Connecting Affirmative and Negative**: 浓而不烈 (strong but not overwhelming). f. **Connecting Adverbial Phrases with Core Terms**: 侃侃而谈 (talk fluent and easy). g. **Inserting in Subject-Predicate for Hypothesis**: 人而无信，不知其可 (If a person lacks trust, one doesn’t know its feasibility). 3. **Showing Range**: 从上而下 (from top to bottom). 4. **Noun**: The character is pictographically representing the shape of bristles (jaw hair). - Example: 而，颊毛也。 (The character "而" represents bristles on the jaws.) 5. **Conjunction Uses**: - (1) Used continuously from ancient times, linking various elements to display complex relations: 如，“君子博学而日参省乎己。” (The gentleman is well-learned and reflects on himself daily.) - (2) Shows progress: 余方心动欲还，而大声发于水上。 (I was moved to return, when suddenly a loud sound came from the water.) - (3) Indicating contrast: 青，取之于蓝，而青于蓝。 (The color blue is derived from indigo, but is bluer than indigo.) - (4) Indicates a hypothetical relationship: 诸君而有意；瞻余马首可也。 (If everyone has intention, they may look towards my horse.) - (5) Connects qualifying/adverbial phrases: 吾恂恂而起。 (I rose gently.) 6. **Alternative Pronouns**: - (1) 你; 你的 (you; your): 余知而无罪也。 (I know and yet I am not guilty.) - (3) 如此 (this): 同是被逼迫，君而妾亦然。 (Both are being forced to do so, you and the concubine as well.) - (4) Another form: 而夫 (this man; that man). 7. **Modal Particles**: - (1) Indicates relationship akin to "of": 虞之与虢，相恃而势。 (The relationship of Yu and Guo relies on each other for power.) - (2) Used with directional terms: 形而上者谓之道。 (That which is beyond form is called the "Dao".) 8. **Rhetorical Question Indication**: - (1) Used in rhetorical questions: 为仁由己，而由人乎哉？ (Is not being benevolent up to oneself, but relying on others?) - (2) Atters an emphasis: 已而已而，今之从政者殆而。 (Indeed, the current political leaders are perilous.) 9. **As a Verb**: - (1) Implies similarity: 溺死者千有余人，军惊而坏都舍。 (Over a thousand drowned, the army was alarmed and abandoned the city.) 通“能” (Also reads as "néng") **Noun**: Ability - 然计天下之所以治者，何也？唯而以尚同一义为政故也。 (To govern the world, what matters? Only by upholding the same principles in governance.) **Verb**: - (1) Can; to be able: 不逢汤武与恒缪兮，也孰去而知之？ (If not encountering Tang and Wu, who could possibly know?)

吾将上下而求索 wú jiāng shàng xià ér qiú suǒ

I will search up and down

反而 fǎn ér

instead / on the contrary / contrary (to expectations)

一哄而散 yī hòng ér sàn

see 一哄而散[yi1 hong1 er2 san4]

一哄而上 yì hōng ér shàng

Rush up

一哄而起 yī hōng ér qǐ

(of a group of people) to rush into action

不言而喻 bù yán ér yù

it goes without saying / it is self-evident

因而 yīn ér

therefore / as a result / thus / and as a result, ...

因而是 yīn ér shì

Thus

夺眶而出 duó kuàng ér chū

burst into tears / tears started from one's eyes

周而复始 zhōu ér fù shǐ

lit. the cycle comes back to the start (idiom); to move in circles / the wheel comes full circle

娓娓而谈 wěi wěi ér tán

talk familiarly on and on / talk volubly / talk effusively

望而却步 wàng ér què bù

to shrink back / to flinch

不寒而栗 bù hán ér lì

shiver all over though not cold / tremble with fear / shudder

而已 ér yǐ

that's all / nothing more

幸而 xìng ér

by good fortune / luckily

迎刃而解 yíng rèn ér jiě

lit. (bamboo) splits when it meets the knife's edge (idiom) / fig. easily solved

忽而 hū ér

suddenly / now (..., now...)

悬而未决 xuán ér wèi jué

pending a decision / hanging in the balance

慕名而来 mù míng ér lái

to come to a place on account of its reputation (idiom); attracted to visit a famous location

戛然而止 jiá rán ér zhǐ

with a grunting sound it stops (idiom); to come to an end spontaneously (esp. of sound)

扑面而来 pū miàn ér lái

lit. sth hits one in the face / directly in one's face / sth assaults the senses / blatant (advertising) / eye-catching / (a smell) assaults the nostrils

扬长而去 yáng cháng ér qù

to swagger off / to walk off (or drive off etc) without a second thought for those left behind

拂袖而去 fú xiù ér qù

to storm off in a huff (idiom)

拍案而起 pāi àn ér qǐ

lit. to slap the table and stand up (idiom); fig. at the end of one's tether / unable to take it any more

拔地而起 bá dì ér qǐ

rise straight from the ground / rising abruptly out of the ground

一拥而上 yī yōng ér shàng

to swarm around / flocking (to see)

蜂拥而至 fēng yōng ér zhì

come in great numbers

蜂拥而来 fēng yōng ér lái

pour in / come swarming / swarm forward

择善而从 zé shàn ér cóng

to choose the right course and follow it (idiom)

拾级而上 shè jí ér shàng

to walk slowly up a flight of steps (idiom)

一发而不可收拾 yī fà ér bù kě shōu shí

Unmanageable

挺身而出 tǐng shēn ér chū

to step forward bravely

挺而走险 tǐng ér zǒu xiǎn

variant of 鋌而走險|铤而走险[ting3 er2 zou3 xian3]

揭竿而起 jiē gān ér qǐ

bear arms against / raise the standard / rise in revolt

兼而有之 jiān ér yǒu zhī

to have both (at the same time)

擦肩而过 cā jiān ér guò

brief encounter / to brush past sb

擦身而过 cā shēn ér guò

to brush past

故而 gù ér

therefore

敢怒而不敢言 gǎn nù ér bù gǎn yán

angry, but not daring to speak out (idiom); obliged to remain silent about one's resentment / unable to voice objections

敬而远之 jìng ér yuǎn zhī

to show respect from a distance (idiom) / to remain at a respectful distance

显而易见 xiǎn ér yì jiàn

clearly and easy to see (idiom); obviously / clearly / it goes without saying

轻而易举 qīng ér yì jǔ

easy / with no difficulty

而是 ér shì

rather

一概而论 yī gài ér lùn

to lump different matters together (idiom)

死而不僵 sǐ ér bù jiāng

dead but showing no signs of rigor mortis / to die hard (idiom) / to die yet not be vanquished (idiom)

待价而沽 dài jià ér gū

to sell only for a good price (idiom) / to wait for a good offer

喜极而泣 xǐ jí ér qì

crying tears of joy (idiom)

掩面而泣 yǎn miàn ér qì

to bury one's head in one's hands and weep (idiom)

竭泽而渔 jié zé ér yú

lit. to drain the pond to get at the fish (idiom) / fig. to kill the goose that lays the golden eggs

似是而非 sì shì ér fēi

apparently right but actually wrong; specious (idiom)

侃侃而谈 kǎn kǎn ér tán

to speak frankly with assurance

然而 rán ér

however / yet / but

牵一发而动全身 qiān yī fà ér dòng quán shēn

lit. pull one hair and the whole body moves / fig. a slight change will affect everything else / the butterfly effect

甚而 shèn ér

even / so much so that

望而生畏 wàng ér shēng wèi

intimidate at the first glance (idiom); awe-inspiring / terrifying / overwhelming

放之四海而皆准 fàng zhī sì hǎi ér jiē zhǔn

applicable anywhere (idiom)

仅此而已 jǐn cǐ ér yǐ

that's all / just this and nothing more

而今 ér jīn

now / at the present (time)

学而优则仕 xué ér yōu zé shì

one who is successful in one's studies, can become an official (idiom)

王顾左右而言他 wáng gù zuǒ yòu ér yán tā

the king looked left and right and then talked of other things / to digress from the topic of discussion (idiom)

来而不往非礼也 lái ér bù wǎng fēi lǐ yě

not to reciprocate is against etiquette (classical) / to respond in kind

不约而同 bù yuē ér tóng

to agree by chance (idiom); taking the same action without prior consultation

继而 jì ér

then / afterwards

不胫而走 bù jìng ér zǒu

to get round fast / to spread like wildfire

铩羽而归 shā yǔ ér guī

to return in low spirits following a defeat or failure to achieve one's ambitions (idiom)

不翼而飞 bù yì ér fēi

to disappear without trace / to vanish all of a sudden / to spread fast / to spread like wildfire

进而 jìn ér

and then (what follows next)

而言 ér yán

with regard to (preceding phrase)

而后 ér hòu

after that / then

而论 ér lùn

And on

而立 ér lì

thirty years of age

转而 zhuǎn ér

to turn to (sth else) / to switch to

自然而然 zì rán ér rán

involuntary / automatically

可想而知 kě xiǎng ér zhī

it is obvious that... / as one can well imagine...

时而 shí ér

occasionally / from time to time

脱口而出 tuō kǒu ér chū

to blurt out / to let slip (an indiscreet remark)

脱颖而出 tuō yǐng ér chū

to reveal one's talent (idiom) / to rise above others / to distinguish oneself

腾空而起 téng kōng ér qǐ

commence business / rise in the world by sheer effort and persistence

久而久之 jiǔ ér jiǔ zhī

over time / as time passes / in the fullness of time

从而 cóng ér

thus / thereby

蜂拥而上 fēng yōng ér shàng

rush on like a swarm of hornets / like bees pressing forward in swarms -- a crowd pressing on / (The crowds) surged forward (to shake hands with sb.).

投袂而起 tóu mèi ér qǐ

lit. to shake one's sleeves and rise (idiom) / fig. to get excited and move to action

接踵而来 jiē zhǒng ér lái

to come one after the other

一蹴而就 yī cù ér jiù

to get there in one step (idiom); easily done / success at a stroke / to get results overnight

而且 ér qiě

(not only ...) but also / moreover / in addition / furthermore

鱼贯而入 yú guàn ér rù

to walk in in a line

趁虚而入 chèn xū ér rù

avail oneself of the opportunity to get in

一跃而起 yī yuè ér qǐ

to jump up suddenly / to bound up / to rise up in one bound

接踵而至 jiē zhǒng ér zhì

come one after another

不辞而别 bù cí ér bié

to leave without saying good-bye

迎面而来 yíng miàn ér lái

directly / head-on (collision) / in one's face (of wind)

无功而返 wú gōng ér fǎn

to return without any achievement (idiom); to go home with one's tail between one's legs

半途而废 bàn tú ér fèi

to give up halfway (idiom); leave sth unfinished

随风而逝 suí fēng ér shì

gone with the wind

铤而走险 tǐng ér zǒu xiǎn

to take a risk out of desperation (idiom)

锲而不舍 qiè ér bù shě

to chip away at a task and not abandon it (idiom); to chisel away at sth / to persevere / unflagging efforts

一闪而过 yī shǎn ér guò

to flash past / to flit by

乘隙而入 chéng xì ér rù

take advantage of the crack and enter / get in through the crack / seize the opportunity and enter

背道而驰 bèi dào ér chí

to run in the opposite direction (idiom); to run counter to

鼎足而立 dǐng zú ér lì

standing like a tripod -- a tripartite balance of forces

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