Memory phrase (Mnemonic) for: 而
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Meaning |
and, as well as, and so, but (not) |
Pronunciation |
ér |
Explanation |
Closed mouth 一 with a beard 皿 |
Mnemonic
| Image of a beard |
Radicals
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and | (Image of a closed mouth 一 with a beard 皿.) |
Tip: Go to the radicals that are contained in this character and learn all the characters with this radical systematically!
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Vocabulary
| 而且 |
ér qiě |
(not only...) but also; moreover; in addition; furthermore | | 崛地而起 |
jué dì ér qǐ |
lit. arising suddenly above the level ground (idiom); sudden emergence of prominent new feature | | 迎刃而解 |
yíng rèn ér jiě |
to split bamboo with one chop (idiom); a decisive solution to a problem; to cut the Gordian knot | | 谑而不虐 |
xuè ér bù nüè |
to tease; to mock sb without offending; to banter | | 鞠躬尽瘁，死而后已 |
jū gōng jìn cuì , sǐ ér hòu yǐ |
to bend to a task and spare no effort unto one's dying day (idiom); striving to the utmost one's whole life; with every breath in one's body, unto one's dying day | | 拂袖而去 |
fú xiù ér qù |
to brush with one's sleeve then go (idiom); to turn and leave abruptly | | 过而能改，善莫大焉 |
guò ér néng gǎi , shàn mò dà yān |
If one can change after making a mistake, there is nothing better (idiom) | | 不言而喻 |
bù yán ér yù |
it goes without saying; it is self-evident | | 形而上学 |
xíng ér shàng xué |
metaphysics | | 而是 |
ér shì |
rather |
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