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Frequency data: Cai & Brysbaert, SUBTLEX-CH (2010), Creative Commons Attribution. The data includes word forms with at least 10 occurrences in an older subtitle sample. It does not provide current frequency or HSK levels. Absence from the sample does not establish that a word is rare. Names, variants and restricted readings identified in the source appear after general-use entries within the same match type.

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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而且ér qiě

(not only ...) but also / moreover / in addition / furthermore

而已ér yǐ

that's all / nothing more

而是ér shì

rather

而言ér yán

(typically preceded by 就…[jiu4 xx5] or 對…|对…[dui4 xx5] etc) as far as ... is concerned / speaking in terms of ...

然而rán ér

however / but / yet

反而fǎn ér

on the contrary / instead

显而易见xiǎn ér yì jiàn

clearly and easy to see (idiom) / obviously / clearly / it goes without saying

从而cóng ér

thus / thereby

尽力而为jìn lì ér wéi

to try one's utmost / to strive

轻而易举qīng ér yì jǔ

easy / with no difficulty

视而不见shì ér bù jiàn

(idiom) to turn a blind eye to / to ignore

破门而入pò mén ér rù

to break the door down and enter (idiom)

脱颖而出tuō yǐng ér chū

to reveal one's talent (idiom) / to rise above others / to distinguish oneself

从天而降cóng tiān ér jiàng

(idiom) to fall from the sky / (idiom) (fig.) to appear unexpectedly / to drop into one's lap

自然而然zì rán ér rán

(idiom) natural / unforced / (idiom) naturally / as a matter of course / in the natural course of things

而今ér jīn

now / at the present (time)

而后ér hòu

after that / then

挺身而出tǐng shēn ér chū

to step forward bravely

总而言之zǒng ér yán zhī

in short / in a word / in brief

半途而废bàn tú ér fèi

to give up halfway (idiom) / leave sth unfinished

取而代之qǔ ér dài zhī

(idiom) to replace / to supersede / to take its (or her etc) place

适可而止shì kě ér zhǐ

(idiom) to refrain from going too far / to know when to stop

因而yīn ér

therefore / as a result / thus / and as a result, ...

脱口而出tuō kǒu ér chū

(idiom) to blurt out / to let slip (an indiscreet remark)

华而不实huá ér bù shí

flower but no fruit (idiom) / handsome exterior but hollow inside / flashy

简而言之jiǎn ér yán zhī

in a nutshell / to put it briefly

擦肩而过cā jiān ér guò

to brush past / to pass by (sb) / (fig.) to miss (an opportunity, a danger etc) / to have a brush (with death)

背道而驰bèi dào ér chí

to run in the opposite direction (idiom) / to run counter to

铤而走险tǐng ér zǒu xiǎn

(idiom) to take a risk out of desperation

三思而后行sān sī ér hòu xíng

think again and again before acting (idiom) / consider carefully in advance

不辞而别bù cí ér bié

to leave without saying good-bye

悬而未决xuán ér wèi jué

(idiom) pending a decision / hanging in the balance

进而jìn ér

and then / and thereby / and in turn

时而shí ér

occasionally / from time to time

不得而知bù dé ér zhī

unknown / unable to find out

蜂拥而至fēng yōng ér zhì

to arrive in huge numbers / to flock there

迎刃而解yíng rèn ér jiě

lit. (bamboo) splits when it meets the knife's edge (idiom) / fig. easily solved

不翼而飞bù yì ér fēi

to disappear without trace / to vanish all of a sudden / to spread fast / to spread like wildfire

转而zhuǎn ér

to turn to (sth else) / to switch to

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