而 in English
- and / as well as / and so / but (not) / yet (not) / (indicates causal relation) / (indicates change of state) / (indicates contrast)
Stroke order
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How it used to be written
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Bronze script 西周晚期 -
Clerical script 西晉 - See all 16 forms
Forms, sources and dates: the 字形演變 database of 小學堂, Academia Sinica, public domain (CC0).
Examples
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“酒水免费吗？”“仅女士而已。”
"Are the drinks free?" "Only for ladies."
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Tatoeba是为了添加和收集例句而被创建。
Tatoeba is created for adding and collecting example sentences.
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上课时她是我们的老师，下课以后是我们的朋友，而且是很好的朋友。
In class she's our teacher; after class she's our friend, and a good friend too.
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不要因为吃得太多而扰乱胃的正常消化。
Don't get an upset stomach by eating too much.
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中国是三人在中等餐馆吃火锅自助餐一共值五块人民币而汉堡包比它贵五倍唯一的国家。您去搞明白吧......
China's the only country where three people can eat at a mid-range hotpot buffet for only 5 RMB, but a hamburger costs five times as much. Figure that one out!
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丽萨不但会说英文，而且会说法文。
Lisa speaks not only English but also French.
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亨利因为伤了手臂而被撤销了比赛资格。
Harry had to back out of the competition because of a broken arm.
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人不是为失败而生的, 一个人可以被毁灭, 但不能给打败。
But a man is not made for defeat. A man can be destroyed but not defeated.