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Book: ''Intermediate Written Chinese by Cornelius C. Kubler''
Book: ''Intermediate Written Chinese by Cornelius C. Kubler''
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* [[Language/Mandarin-chinese/Vocabulary/趣-qù-interest;-interesting|趣 qù interest; interesting]]
* [[Language/Mandarin-chinese/Vocabulary/照-zhào-shine;-illuminate|照 zhào shine; illuminate]]
* [[Language/Mandarin-chinese/Vocabulary/亲(親)-qīn-parent,-relative;-to-kiss|亲(親) qīn parent, relative; to kiss]]
* [[Language/Mandarin-chinese/Vocabulary/够(夠)-gòu-enough|够(夠) gòu enough]]
* [[Language/Mandarin-chinese/Vocabulary/费(費)-fèi-spend;-expense|费(費) fèi spend; expense]]
* [[Language/Mandarin-chinese/Vocabulary/识(識)-shí-know;-recognize|识(識) shí know; recognize]]
* [[Language/Mandarin-chinese/Vocabulary/草-căo-grass|草 căo grass]]
* [[Language/Mandarin-chinese/Vocabulary/皮-pí-skin;-leather|皮 pí skin; leather]]
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* [[Language/Mandarin-chinese/Vocabulary/替-tì-replace,-substitute;-for|替 tì replace, substitute; for]]
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* [[Language/Mandarin-chinese/Vocabulary/笑-xiào-laugh,-laugh-at|笑 xiào laugh, laugh at]]
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而 ér also, and, yet, but in Mandarin Chinese

Definition

This character is itself a radical. Originally, 而 was a pictograph of a beard, with the horizontal stroke 一 representing the mouth. Distinguish 而 from 西 xī, 两 (兩) liăng, 百 băi, 面 miàn, and 雨 yŭ.

Examples

  • 而 ér and, yet, but, moreover [CJ]
  • …而已 ...éryĭ only; and that is all [PT]

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Sources

Book: Intermediate Written Chinese by Cornelius C. Kubler

Related Lessons

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