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Main Radical of Character

  • 而 ér beard
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Pinyin Yale Jyutping English Definition for Chinese Text
yi4 ji4 and / as well as / and so / but (not) / yet (not) / (indicates causal relation) / (indicates change of state) / (indicates contrast)

Common Chinese Words Using 而

Traditional Chinese Pinyin Yale Jyutping English Definition for Chinese Text
而 且
yi4 che2, jeui1, jeung1 ji4 ce2, zeoi1, zoeng1 (not only ...) but also / moreover / in addition / furthermore
然 而
yin4 yi4 jin4 ji4 however / yet / but
而 是
yi4 si6 ji4 si6 rather
反 而
faan1, faan2 yi4 faan1, faan2 ji4 instead / on the contrary / contrary (to expectations)
從 而
chung4 yi4 cung4 ji4 thus / thereby
而 言
yi4 yin4 ji4 jin4 with regard to (preceding phrase)
因 而
yan1 yi4 jan1 ji4 therefore / as a result / thus / and as a result, ...

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