HSK 4 vocabulary › 而
而
而 in English: and; as well as
ér
and; as well as
How to pronounce 而
ér (without tone marks: er). ér is a second (rising) tone.
Characters in 而
而 ér
and; as well as; and so
and; as well as; and so
Example sentences with 而
| 经理表扬了服务员，而服务员说：“诚实本来就是我的责任。” | from The Forgotten Wallet |
| 老板没有隐藏事实，而是公开道歉并改进管理。 | from The Anonymous Online Posts |
| 他明白，保护名声最可靠的方法不是争吵，而是承担责任。 | from The Anonymous Online Posts |
Related words
| 不但……而且…… | búdàn…érqiě… | not only...; but also... | HSK 3 |
| 然而 | rán ér | however; yet | HSK 4 |
| 从而 | cóng ér | thus; thereby | HSK 5 |
| 反而 | fǎn ér | on the contrary; instead | HSK 5 |
| 因而 | yīn ér | therefore; as a result | HSK 5 |
| 半途而废 | bàn tú ér fèi | to give up halfway (idiom); leave sth unfinished | HSK 6 |
| 不言而喻 | bù yán ér yù | it goes without saying; it is self-evident | HSK 6 |
| 而已 | ér yǐ | that's all; nothing more | HSK 6 |
| 进而 | jìn ér | and then (what follows next) | HSK 6 |
| 侃侃而谈 | kǎn kǎn ér tán | to speak frankly with assurance | HSK 6 |