而U+800C6 STROKES
Entry·pron. ér
ㄦˊ
“A conjunction connecting clauses or phrases; indicates addition, contrast, or a causal relationship; also used to indicate a change of state.”
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- 而且ㄦˊ ㄑㄧㄝˇmoreover; furthermore; in addition; also; used to add another point or strengthen a previous statement
- 而是ㄦˊ ㄕˋrather; instead; used to contrast or correct, introducing the true or preferred alternative
- 然而ㄖㄢˊ ㄦˊhowever; but; yet; used to introduce a contrasting or unexpected idea.
- 反而ㄈㄢˇ ㄦˊon the contrary; used to introduce an unexpected or opposite result; instead.
- 而已ㄦˊ ㄧˇused at the end of a sentence to mean 'that's all'; merely; nothing more; just
- 因而ㄧㄣ ㄦˊtherefore; as a result; thus; (Taiwan, informal) carelessly, casually
- 進而ㄐㄧㄣˋ ㄦˊand then; and thereby; and in turn
- 從而ㄘㄨㄥˊ ㄦˊthereby; thus; as a result; used to introduce a consequence, purpose, or outcome following a reason or method
- 而後ㄦˊ ㄏㄡˋafter that; then; afterwards; subsequently; following that.
- 轉而ㄓㄨㄢˇ ㄦˊto turn to something else; to shift focus or effort to another course
- 時而ㄕˊ ㄦˊoccasionally; from time to time; now and then; at intervals
- 脫穎而出ㄊㄨㄛ ㄧㄥˇ ㄦˊ ㄔㄨto stand out from the crowd; to distinguish oneself; to reveal one's talent when given the opportunity.
- 自然而然ㄗˋ ㄖㄢˊ ㄦˊ ㄖㄢˊnaturally; as a matter of course; without forcing; developing on its own in the natural course of things
- 而今ㄦˊ ㄐㄧㄣnow; at present; nowadays; these days.
- 不約而同ㄅㄨˋ ㄩㄝ ㄦˊ ㄊㄨㄥˊ(of people) act in the same way without prior agreement; independently but identically; coincidentally in unison
- 一般而言ㄧ ㄅㄢ ㄦˊ ㄧㄢˊgenerally speaking; in most cases; under normal circumstances
- 取而代之ㄑㄩˇ ㄦˊ ㄉㄞˋ ㄓto take someone's place; to replace what was there before; to supersede
- 繼而ㄐㄧˋ ㄦˊthen; subsequently; following that; indicates an action or situation occurring immediately after another.
- 強而有力ㄑㄧㄤˊ ㄦˊ ㄧㄡˇ ㄌㄧˋstrong and powerful; forceful; robust; having great strength or impact.
- 久而久之ㄐㄧㄡˇ ㄦˊ ㄐㄧㄡˇ ㄓafter a long time; over time; gradually as time passes
- 挺身而出ㄊㄧㄥˇ ㄕㄣ ㄦˊ ㄔㄨto step forward bravely; to stand up and take responsibility in a crisis; to come forward in a difficult situation
- 視而不見ㄕˋ ㄦˊ ㄅㄨˋ ㄐㄧㄢˋto see something but pretend not to notice; to ignore deliberately; to turn a blind eye
- 顯而易見ㄒㄧㄢˇ ㄦˊ ㄧˋ ㄐㄧㄢˋobvious; evident; clear at a glance; plain to see; manifest
- 可想而知ㄎㄜˇ ㄒㄧㄤˇ ㄦˊ ㄓcan be imagined; goes without saying; naturally; it is obvious that
- 脫口而出ㄊㄨㄛ ㄎㄡˇ ㄦˊ ㄔㄨto say something without thinking; to blurt out; to speak without hesitation.
- 偶而ㄡˇ ㄦˊoccasionally; once in a while; sometimes
- 不得而知ㄅㄨˋ ㄉㄜˊ ㄦˊ ㄓcannot be known; no way to find out; impossible to ascertain
- 輕而易舉ㄑㄧㄥ ㄦˊ ㄧˋ ㄐㄩˇvery easy; effortless; accomplished with little or no difficulty
- 總而言之ㄗㄨㄥˇ ㄦˊ ㄧㄢˊ ㄓin short; in a word; in brief; to sum up; all in all.
- 有感而發ㄧㄡˇ ㄍㄢˇ ㄦˊ ㄈㄚto express feelings prompted by genuine emotion; to speak or write from heartfelt inspiration
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