而
HSK 4freq #75
Meanings
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- 1.and
- 2.as well as
- 3.and so
- 4.but (not)
- 5.yet (not)
- 6.(indicates causal relation)
- 7.(indicates change of state)
- 8.(indicates contrast)
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Wiktionary
- 1.and (used to connect two clauses or adjectives)
- 2.then (connecting two verbs or verb-phrases); and
- 3.and yet; but; nevertheless (conjunction indicating concession or contrast)
- 4.to (often used with 自)
- 5.particle between adverbial element and verb to indicate cause, purpose, or manner
- 6.particle between two verbs or verb phrases indicating that the first is used adverbially
- 7.modal particle indicating hypothetical condition
- 8.modal particle indicating tendency or immediate action
- 9.you; your
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Etymology
Pictogram (象形) – a beard. Original form of 耏 (OC *nɯːs, *njɯ) or 髵 (OC *njɯ). See also 冄. Unstressed form of 乃 (OC *nɯːʔ) (Pulleyblank, 1995, p. 45).
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Stroke order
Components
Components from cjk-decomp · MIT
Example sentences
盡力而為。
Do your best.
他不辭而別。
He left without saying goodbye.
三思而後行！
Think before you act.
汤姆露齿而笑。
Tom is grinning.
我會盡力而為。
I will do my best.
汤姆露齿而笑。
Tom's grinning.
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Synonyms
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Derived terms
一哄而上一哄而散一哄而起一哄而集一戰而霸一战而霸一掃而光一扫而光一掃而空一扫而空一揮而就一挥而就一揮而成一挥而成一擁而上一拥而上一擁而進一拥而进一望而知一概而言一概而論一概而论一炮而紅一炮而红一般而言一言而定一蹴而就一蹴而得一躍而起一跃而起
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