Word: 而 (ér)

而 dictionary entry

ér: and; as well as; and so; but (not); yet (not); (indicates causal relation); (indicates change of state); (indicates contrast)

Full dictionary entry for 而

Example sentences using 而

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为艺术而艺术。

Wèi yìshù ér yìshù.

Art for art's sake.
他们为祖国而战斗。

Tāmen wèi zǔguó ér zhàndòu.

They fought for the sake of their country.
他们为自由而战。

Tāmen wèi zìyóu ér zhàn.

They fought for their liberty.
他们分道而行。

Tāmen fēn dào ér xíng.

They went their separate ways.
他是因为母亲病了而不能来学校。

Tā shì yīnwèi mǔqīn bìng le ér bùnéng lái xuéxiào.

It is because his mother is ill that he cannot come to school.
他相信，战争是为了正义而战。

Tā xiāngxìn, zhànzhēng shì wèile zhèngyì ér zhàn.

He believed that the war was fought in the cause of justice.
你是因为我说的话而生气的吗？

Nǐ shì yīnwèi wǒ shuō dehuà ér shēngqì de ma?

Are you angry because of what I said?
你永远不会太老而不能学习。

Nǐ yǒngyuǎn búhuì tài lǎo ér bùnéng xuéxí.

You will never be too old to learn.
坐而言不如起而行。

Zuò éryán bùrú qǐ ér xíng.

Actions speak louder than words.
她为了找新工作而来了东京。

Tā wèile zhǎo xīn gōngzuò ér láile Dōngjīng.

She came to Tokyo with a view to getting a new job.
她的头发长而美丽。

Tā de tóufa cháng ér měilì.

Her hair is long and beautiful.
您能为爱情而死吗？

Nín néng wèi àiqíng ér sǐ ma?

Can you die for love?
我为正义而战。

Wǒ wèi zhèngyì ér zhàn.

I fight in the cause of justice.
我习惯了只为自己而活。

Wǒ xíguàn le zhǐ wèi zìjǐ ér huó.

I'm accustomed to living only for myself.
我们因缺乏准备而失败了。

Wǒmen yīn quēfá zhǔnbèi ér shībàile.

We failed due to a lack of preparation.
我们所知道的很少，而我们所不知道的却很多。

Wǒmen suǒ zhīdào de hěn shǎo, ér wǒmen suǒ bù zhīdào de què hěn duō.

What we know is very little, and what we don't know is a lot.
我会为我的人民而战。

Wǒ huì wèi wǒ de rénmín ér zhàn.

I will fight for my people.
我决定去美国，而不是欧洲。

Wǒ juédìng qù Měiguó, ér bú shì Ōuzhōu.

Instead of going to Europe, I decided to go to America.
我想这要看天气情况而定。

Wǒ xiǎng zhè yào kàn tiānqì qíngkuàng ér dìng.

I guess it depends on the weather.
我是你的，而你是我的。

Wǒ shì nǐ de, ér nǐ shì wǒ de.

I am yours and you are mine.
我是因为孩子而来的。

Wǒ shì yīnwèi háizi ér lái de.

I'm in this for the kids.
我是她的，而她是我的。

Wǒ shì tā de, ér tā shì wǒ de.

I am hers and she is mine.
我是日本人，而你是美国人。

Wǒ shì Rìběn rén, ér nǐ shì Měiguórén.

I am Japanese, but you are an American.
批评的目的是建设而不是破坏。

Pīpíng de mùdì shì jiànshè ér bú shì pòhuài.

The purpose of criticism is to construct, not to destroy.
没有人会因为太老而不能学习。

Méiyǒu rén huì yīnwèi tài lǎo ér bùnéng xuéxí.

Nobody is too old to learn.
这些是我的书，而那些是他的书。

Zhèxiē shì wǒ de shū, ér nèixiē shì tā de shū.

These are my books, and those are his books.
这首歌是为她而写的。

Zhè shǒu gē shì wèi tā ér xiě de.

I wrote the song for her.
重要的是我怎么想，而不是你！

Zhòngyào de shì wǒ zěnme xiǎng, ér bú shì nǐ!

What really matters more is what I think, not really what you think!