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Definition(s) for: 而

Hanzi Pinyin Definition(s)
而 ér - and
- as well as
- and so
- but (not)
- yet (not)
- (indicates causal relation)
- (indicates change of state)
- (indicates contrast)

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HSK 2 Level (2012) HSK 3 Band (2022) SUBTLEX-CH BeijingUni Global BeijingUni Weibo
4 4 112 39 97

Character Breakdown:

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而

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Word HSK 2 Level (2012) HSK 3 Band (2022) SUBTLEX-CH BeijingUni Global BeijingUni Weibo
而 4 4 112 39 97
而且 3 2 212 267 567
而已 6 7 613 2,144 1,212
而是 - 4 1,359 703 497
而言 - - 1,787 - -
然而 4 4 2,563 1,075 3,272
反而 5 4 4,795 2,404 2,817
显而易见 - 7 6,685 14,254 27,965
从而 5 5 7,308 1,146 5,098
尽力而为 - - 7,661 41,066 29,493
轻而易举 6 7 8,626 18,785 20,370
视而不见 - - 9,747 19,537 13,182
破门而入 - - 10,171 49,929 43,276
脱颖而出 - 8 10,492 11,223 19,611
从天而降 - - 10,970 23,850 17,922
自然而然 - 8 11,013 15,402 15,416
挺身而出 - - 11,983 21,456 24,555
总而言之 6 8 13,426 26,218 26,315
半途而废 6 8 13,642 37,186 26,099
取而代之 - 8 15,151 17,887 28,188
适可而止 - - 15,157 34,422 17,157
因而 5 5 15,381 2,577 10,671
脱口而出 - 8 15,957 21,598 13,960
华而不实 - - 17,124 42,417 27,862
而今 - - 18,256 14,143 13,967
简而言之 - - 18,689 - -
擦肩而过 - - 19,413 11,804 5,036
背道而驰 - - 19,481 26,264 27,235
铤而走险 - - 19,527 30,979 45,142
三思而后行 - - 20,043 49,479 27,469
而后 - - 20,523 7,874 10,571
悬而未决 - - 20,555 34,998 54,153
不辞而别 - 9 20,607 46,605 49,367
进而 6 9 20,683 5,620 13,548
时而 6 6 20,993 10,063 8,441
蜂拥而至 - - 21,985 33,365 43,332
不得而知 - 9 21,995 18,995 29,667
迎刃而解 - - 22,405 27,175 32,173
不翼而飞 - 9 22,864 28,952 34,509
转而 - - 22,912 13,004 24,671
不言而喻 6 - 23,274 17,869 26,145
随遇而安 - - 24,369 34,198 14,584
不欢而散 - - 25,929 43,095 41,296
不劳而获 - - 25,952 40,686 21,864
接踵而来 - - 26,126 31,753 28,449
合而为一 - - 26,528 52,603 46,717
可想而知 - 9 27,147 13,063 18,108
继而 - 9 27,753 12,340 20,210
相对而言 - 9 28,719 - -
乘虚而入 - - 30,320 46,649 58,845
扬长而去 - - 30,731 30,341 37,480
一扫而光 - - 31,497 46,215 36,801
失而复得 - - 32,299 36,353 21,187
敬而远之 - 9 33,407 42,757 36,416
有过之而无不及 - - 33,455 37,954 40,740
久而久之 - - 35,093 19,965 15,407
落荒而逃 - - 35,205 44,039 37,489
不得已而为之 - - 35,329 48,527 45,689
似是而非 - 9 35,367 40,531 37,531
反其道而行之 - - 35,580 52,662 54,330
油然而生 - - 35,682 28,066 19,923
一扫而空 - - 36,065 48,595 45,617
周而复始 - - 36,112 38,646 24,074
何乐而不为 - - 36,404 32,834 32,923
堂而皇之 - - 37,208 31,928 33,684
因人而异 - 9 37,466 28,543 21,784
兼而有之 - - 37,748 57,358 70,183
不可同日而语 - - 37,868 38,058 57,922
不寒而栗 - - 38,078 35,557 36,850
一般而言 - - 38,181 22,996 37,431
平心而论 - - 38,651 42,633 50,969
不谋而合 - - 39,143 28,960 38,175
秘而不宣 - - 39,266 63,471 70,628
应运而生 - - 39,518 19,315 39,002
不期而遇 - - 39,853 36,096 20,636
言而有信 - - 39,934 72,816 48,888
锲而不舍 6 - 40,909 35,105 31,857
迎难而上 - - 41,078 - -
不期而至 - - 41,987 - -
待价而沽 - - 42,198 71,281 93,100
铩羽而归 - - 42,276 59,146 77,297
可望而不可及 - - 42,488 - -
知难而退 - - 44,269 48,627 42,056
迎面而来 - - 44,578 38,691 32,897
形而上学 - - 44,792 18,562 57,480
不胫而走 - - 45,244 44,137 74,739
自上而下 - - 46,279 24,532 34,953
一拥而上 - - 46,937 33,256 39,211
心有余而力不足 - - 47,178 48,642 37,251
泛泛而谈 - - 47,356 99,020 99,337
满载而归 - - 47,492 42,611 28,446
拂袖而去 - - 47,647 56,792 58,114
慕名而来 - - 48,703 39,669 47,392
扑面而来 - 9 48,845 - -
一跃而起 - - 49,605 - -
一概而论 - 9 50,777 47,423 44,409
听而不闻 - - 51,174 83,711 74,049
戛然而止 - - 51,210 38,046 35,309
而立之年 - - 51,318 46,335 40,652
一蹴而就 - - 51,756 29,256 38,899
望而却步 - - 52,815 27,870 35,611
闻风而动 - - 52,979 53,120 89,162
量力而行 - - 53,030 28,464 26,695
广而告之 - - 53,704 50,454 24,392
不约而同 - 9 54,287 13,370 20,961
置之死地而后生 - - 56,255 73,263 51,519
侃侃而谈 - - 57,824 31,120 31,401
劳而无功 - - 59,038 95,263 102,758
故而 - - 59,914 18,433 31,867
食言而肥 - - 61,644 - 100,882
推而广之 - - 63,104 65,967 67,264
望而生畏 - - 63,395 46,837 56,231
任重而道远 - - 63,559 - -
甚而 - - 64,721 54,870 60,884
自下而上 - - 69,238 29,797 52,956
从一而终 - - 69,741 56,674 32,336
死而后已 - - 73,643 72,699 43,138
青出于蓝而胜于蓝 - - 77,312 83,282 65,774
放之四海而皆准 - - 82,004 73,349 70,420
拍案而起 - - 85,275 57,471 43,534
竭泽而渔 - - 87,819 79,490 74,227