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Level

B2 / HSK4
Level

B2
Level

HSK4
Similar to
- Expressing "not only... but also" with "budan... erqie..." (B1)
Similar to
- Expressing "not only... but also" with "budan... erqie..." (HSK3)
Used for

Contrasting, Differentiating
Keywords

而, 而是

The conjunction 而 (ér) is used to connect two sentences that are related to each other, but talk about contrasting ideas or subjects. In this manner, it can be seen as a word meaning "but" or "rather." 而 is often used in a more formal or literary sense, but it is also common in everyday speech.

Structure

Sentence 1, + 而 + Sentence 2

Examples

Needs Examples

Sources and Further Reading

Books

Integrated Chinese: Level 2, Part 1 (pp. 343-4) →buy

Websites

Yale Chinese Usage Dictionary: Usage of 而

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−	* Yale Chinese Usage Dictionary: [[http://comet.cls.yale.edu/chineseusagedictionary/0235.html/ Usage of 而]]	+	* Yale Chinese Usage Dictionary: [http://comet.cls.yale.edu/chineseusagedictionary/0235.html/ Usage of 而]