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CHINESE CHARACTER

ér

而

而

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and yet

Numbered pinyin
er2
English meanings
conj.: and yet

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Homophones

Characters with the same pinyin, regardless of tone.

Example sentences

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  1. 01

    gāo高ér而zhuàng壮。

    Tall and strong.

  2. 02

    cōngming聪明ér而yǒnggǎn勇敢。

    Smart and brave.

  3. 03

    ér而tā他lái来le了。

    And he came.

  4. 04

    měilì美丽ér而ānjìng安静。

    Beautiful and quiet.

  5. 05

    xiǎo小ér而hǎo好。

    Small but good.

  6. 06

    kuàisù快速ér而zhǔnquè准确。

    Fast and accurate.

Explore words connected to this character.

  • 一概而论
  • 不得而知
  • 不约而同
  • 不翼而飞
  • 不辞而别
  • 从而
  • 似是而非
  • 半途而废
  • 反而
  • 取而代之
  • 可想而知
  • 因人而异
  • 因而
  • 总而言之
  • 扑面而来
  • 敬而远之
  • 时而
  • 显而易见
  • 然而
  • 相对而言
  • 继而
  • 而且
  • 而已
  • 而是
  • 脱口而出
  • 脱颖而出
  • 自然而然
  • 轻而易举
  • 进而