Difference between revisions of "Using "er" to explain contrasting ideas"
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==Examples== | ==Examples== | ||
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| + | * 我们 都 以为 这 是 他 干 的，<em>而</em> 事实 是，他 根本 不 知道 这 件 事情。 | ||
| + | * 以后 后悔 的 人 不 是 我，<em>而</em> 是 你 自己。 | ||
| + | * 现在 要 做 的 不 是 责怪 谁 错 了，<em>而</em> 是 怎么 解决。 | ||
| + | * 我 喜欢 中国 菜，<em>而</em> 他 不 喜欢。 | ||
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==See Also== | ==See Also== | ||
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*[[Expressing "not only… but also"]] | *[[Expressing "not only… but also"]] | ||
*[[Two words for "but"]] | *[[Two words for "but"]] | ||
| + | *[[Because" with "er" Indicating Effect]] | ||
==Sources and Further Reading== | ==Sources and Further Reading== | ||
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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] | ||
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{{Similar|Expressing "not only… but also"}} | {{Similar|Expressing "not only… but also"}} | ||
{{Similar|"Not only… but also" with "bujin"}} | {{Similar|"Not only… but also" with "bujin"}} | ||
{{Similar|Many Types of "Not Only… But Also…"}} | {{Similar|Many Types of "Not Only… But Also…"}} | ||
{{POS|Conjunctions}} | {{POS|Conjunctions}} | ||
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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
- 我们 都 以为 这 是 他 干 的，而 事实 是，他 根本 不 知道 这 件 事情。
- 以后 后悔 的 人 不 是 我，而 是 你 自己。
- 现在 要 做 的 不 是 责怪 谁 错 了，而 是 怎么 解决。
- 我 喜欢 中国 菜，而 他 不 喜欢。
See Also
Sources and Further Reading
Books
- Integrated Chinese: Level 2, Part 1 (pp. 343-4) →buy
Websites
- Yale Chinese Usage Dictionary: Usage of 而
