Chinese words containing 而 (ér)

233 words.

• 可(kě)想(xiǎng)而(ér)知(zhī) (it) goes without saying
• 自(zì)然(rán)而(ér)然(rán) natural
• 不(bù)约(yuē)而(ér)同(tóng) as if by prior agreement
• 挺(tǐng)身(shēn)而(ér)出(chū) to step forward bravely
• 显(xiǎn)而(ér)易(yì)见(jiàn) clearly and easy to see
• 一(yī)拥(yōng)而(ér)上(shàng) to swarm around
• 总(zǒng)而(ér)言(yán)之(zhī) in short
• 久(jiǔ)而(ér)久(jiǔ)之(zhī) over time
• 接(jiē)踵(zhǒng)而(ér)来(lái) to come one after the other
• 脱(tuō)颖(yǐng)而(ér)出(chū) to reveal one's talent
• 不(bù)言(yán)而(ér)喻(yù) it goes without saying
• 脱(tuō)口(kǒu)而(ér)出(chū) to blurt out
• 一(yī)跃(yuè)而(ér)起(qǐ) to jump up suddenly
• 轻(qīng)而(ér)易(yì)举(jǔ) easy
• 应(yìng)运(yùn)而(ér)生(shēng) to emerge to meet a historic destiny
• 取(qǔ)而(ér)代(dài)之(zhī) to replace
• 形(xíng)而(ér)上(shàng)学(xué) metaphysics
• 视(shì)而(ér)不(bù)见(jiàn) to turn a blind eye to
• 不(bù)得(dé)而(ér)知(zhī) unknown
• 自(zì)上(shàng)而(ér)下(xià) from top to bottom
• 扬(yáng)长(cháng)而(ér)去(qù) to swagger off
• 铤(tǐng)而(ér)走(zǒu)险(xiǎn) to take a risk out of desperation
• 扑(pū)面(miàn)而(ér)来(lái) lit. sth hits one in the face
• 不(bù)寒(hán)而(ér)栗(lì) lit. not cold, yet shivering
• 从(cóng)天(tiān)而(ér)降(jiàng) to fall from the sky
• 油(yóu)然(rán)而(ér)生(shēng) arising involuntarily
• 自(zì)下(xià)而(ér)上(shàng) from bottom to top
• 侃(kǎn)侃(kǎn)而(ér)谈(tán) to speak frankly with assurance
• 合(hé)而(ér)为(wéi)一(yī) to merge together
• 擦(cā)肩(jiān)而(ér)过(guò) to brush past
• 平(píng)心(xīn)而(ér)论(lùn) in all fairness
• 迎(yíng)刃(rèn)而(ér)解(jiě) lit. (bamboo) splits when it meets the knife's edge
• 因(yīn)人(rén)而(ér)异(yì) varying from person to person
• 量(liàng)力(lì)而(ér)行(xíng) to act within one's competence
• 似(sì)是(shì)而(ér)非(fēi) specious
• 堂(táng)而(ér)皇(huáng)之(zhī) overt
• 怒(nù)目(mù)而(ér)视(shì) to glare at
• 落(luò)荒(huāng)而(ér)逃(táo) to flee in defeat
• 不(bù)可(kě)同(tóng)日(rì)而(ér)语(yǔ) not to be mentioned in the same breath
• 腾(téng)空(kōng)而(ér)起(qǐ) to rise into the air
• 何(hé)乐(lè)而(ér)不(bù)为(wéi) what is there against it?
• 相(xiāng)对(duì)而(ér)言(yán) relatively speaking
• 半(bàn)途(tú)而(ér)废(fèi) to give up halfway
• 乘(chéng)虚(xū)而(ér)入(rù) to take advantage of a lapse
• 周(zhōu)而(ér)复(fù)始(shǐ) to move in circles
• 背(bèi)道(dào)而(ér)驰(chí) to run counter to
• 冲(chōng)口(kǒu)而(ér)出(chū) to blurt out without thinking
• 一(yī)蹴(cù)而(ér)就(jiù) to get there in one step
• 有(yǒu)过(guò)之(zhī)而(ér)无(wú)不(bù)及(jí) not to be inferior in any aspects
• 尽(jìn)力(lì)而(ér)为(wéi) to try one's utmost
• 拍(pāi)案(àn)而(ér)起(qǐ) to slam the table and rise to one's feet in indignation
• 拔(bá)地(dì)而(ér)起(qǐ) (of a building etc) to rise out of the ground
• 迎(yíng)面(miàn)而(ér)来(lái) directly
• 锲(qiè)而(ér)不(bù)舍(shě) to chisel away at sth
• 不(bù)谋(móu)而(ér)合(hé) to agree without prior consultation
• 知(zhī)难(nán)而(ér)退(tuì) to sound out the difficulties and retreat to avoid defeat
• 席(xí)地(dì)而(ér)坐(zuò) to sit on the ground or the floor
• 简(jiǎn)而(ér)言(yán)之(zhī) in a nutshell
• 听(tīng)而(ér)不(bù)闻(wén) to hear but not react
• 兼(jiān)而(ér)有(yǒu)之(zhī) to have both
• 不(bù)辞(cí)而(ér)别(bié) to leave without saying good-bye
• 不(bù)一(yī)而(ér)足(zú) by no means an isolated case
• 戛(jiá)然(rán)而(ér)止(zhǐ) with a grunting sound it stops
• 望(wàng)而(ér)却(què)步(bù) to shrink back at the sight of (sth daunting)
• 拂(fú)袖(xiù)而(ér)去(qù) to storm off in a huff
• 望(wàng)而(ér)生(shēng)畏(wèi) to feel intimidated
• 不(bù)胫(jìng)而(ér)走(zǒu) to get round fast
• 一(yī)哄(hōng)而(ér)散(sàn) to disperse in confusion
• 一(yī)闪(shǎn)而(ér)过(guò) to flash past
• 不(bù)得(dé)已(yǐ)而(ér)为(wéi)之(zhī) to have no other choice
• 悬(xuán)而(ér)未(wèi)决(jué) pending a decision
• 一(yī)概(gài)而(ér)论(lùn) to lump different matters together
• 敬(jìng)而(ér)远(yuǎn)之(zhī) to show respect from a distance
• 远(yuǎn)道(dào)而(ér)来(lái) to come from far away
• 有(yǒu)备(bèi)而(ér)来(lái) to come prepared
• 言(yán)而(ér)有(yǒu)信(xìn) as good as one's word
• 仅(jǐn)此(cǐ)而(ér)已(yǐ) that's all
• 华(huá)而(ér)不(bù)实(shí) flower but no fruit
• 蜂(fēng)拥(yōng)而(ér)至(zhì) to arrive in huge numbers
• 死(sǐ)而(ér)后(hòu)已(yǐ) until death puts an end
• 言(yán)而(ér)无(wú)信(xìn) untrustworthy
• 适(shì)可(kě)而(ér)止(zhǐ) to know when to stop
• 不(bù)期(qī)而(ér)遇(yù) meet by chance
• 反(fǎn)其(qí)道(dào)而(ér)行(xíng)之(zhī) to do the very opposite
• 一(yī)般(bān)而(ér)言(yán) generally speaking
• 择(zé)善(shàn)而(ér)从(cóng) to choose the right course and follow it
• 一(yī)扫(sǎo)而(ér)空(kōng) to make a clean sweep of
• 不(bù)欢(huān)而(ér)散(sàn) to part on bad terms
• 无(wú)功(gōng)而(ér)返(fǎn) to return without any achievement
• 不(bù)翼(yì)而(ér)飞(fēi) to disappear without trace
• 心(xīn)有(yǒu)余(yú)而(ér)力(lì)不(bù)足(zú) the will is there, but not the strength
• 擦(cā)身(shēn)而(ér)过(guò) to brush past
• 三(sān)思(sī)而(ér)行(xíng) think three times then go
• 不(bù)期(qī)而(ér)至(zhì) to arrive unexpectably
• 一(yī)望(wàng)而(ér)知(zhī) to be evident at a glance
• 夺(duó)门(mén)而(ér)出(chū) to rush out through a door
• 慕(mù)名(míng)而(ér)来(lái) attracted to visit a famous location
• 从(cóng)一(yī)而(ér)终(zhōng) faithful unto death
• 喜(xǐ)极(jí)而(ér)泣(qì) crying tears of joy
• 劳(láo)而(ér)无(wú)功(gōng) to work hard while accomplishing little
• 同(tóng)日(rì)而(ér)语(yǔ) to mention things on equal terms
• 秘(mì)而(ér)不(bù)宣(xuān) to withhold information
• 失(shī)而(ér)复(fù)得(dé) to lose sth and then regain it
• 退(tuì)而(ér)求(qiú)其(qí)次(cì) to settle for second best
• 有(yǒu)感(gǎn)而(ér)发(fā) to express thoughts or feelings prompted by one's experience or observations
• 满(mǎn)载(zài)而(ér)归(guī) to return from a rewarding journey
• 铩(shā)羽(yǔ)而(ér)归(guī) to return in low spirits following a defeat or failure to achieve one's ambitions
• 闻(wén)风(fēng)而(ér)动(dòng) to respond instantly
• 随(suí)遇(yù)而(ér)安(ān) at home wherever one is
• 鱼(yú)贯(guàn)而(ér)入(rù) to walk in in a line
• 三(sān)思(sī)而(ér)后(hòu)行(xíng) consider carefully in advance
• 不(bù)宣(xuān)而(ér)战(zhàn) open hostilities without declaring war
• 可(kě)望(wàng)而(ér)不(bù)可(kě)及(jí) in sight but beyond reach
• 来(lái)而(ér)不(bù)往(wǎng)非(fēi)礼(lǐ)也(yě) not to reciprocate is against etiquette
• 一(yī)拥(yōng)而(ér)入(rù) to swarm in (of people etc)
• 不(bù)劳(láo)而(ér)获(huò) to reap without sowing
• 竭(jié)泽(zé)而(ér)渔(yú) lit. to drain the pond to get at the fish
• 拾(shè)级(jí)而(ér)上(shàng) to walk slowly up a flight of steps
• 无(wú)疾(jí)而(ér)终(zhōng) to die without illness
• 迎(yíng)难(nán)而(ér)上(shàng) to press on in the face of challenges
• 分(fēn)而(ér)治(zhì)之(zhī) to divide and rule
• 牵(qiān)一(yī)发(fà)而(ér)动(dòng)全(quán)身(shēn) lit. pulling a single hair makes the whole body move
• 三(sān)十(shí)而(ér)立(lì) thirty years old and therefore independent
• 投(tóu)袂(mèi)而(ér)起(qǐ) lit. to shake one's sleeves and rise
• 置(zhì)之(zhī)死(sǐ)地(dì)而(ér)后(hòu)生(shēng) to find a way to emerge from a dire situation
• 一(yī)挥(huī)而(ér)就(jiù) to finish (a letter, a painting) at a stroke
• 大(dà)而(ér)无(wú)当(dàng) grandiose but impractical
• 推(tuī)而(ér)广(guǎng)之(zhī) to apply sth more broadly
• 敢(gǎn)怒(nù)而(ér)不(bù)敢(gǎn)言(yán) angry, but not daring to speak out
• 学(xué)而(ér)优(yōu)则(zé)仕(shì) one who is successful in one's studies, can become an official
• 望(wàng)风(fēng)而(ér)逃(táo) to flee at the mere sight of (idiom)
• 一(yī)哄(hōng)而(ér)起(qǐ) to rush into action
• 公(gōng)而(ér)忘(wàng)私(sī) to behave altruistically
• 坐(zuò)而(ér)论(lùn)道(dào) to sit and pontificate
• 得(dé)而(ér)复(fù)失(shī) to lose what one has just obtained
• 疏(shū)而(ér)不(bù)漏(lòu) loose, but allows no escape
• 群(qún)起(qǐ)而(ér)攻(gōng)之(zhī) the masses rise to attack it
• 顾(gù)左(zuǒ)右(yòu)而(ér)言(yán)他(tā) to digress from the topic of discussion
• 待(dài)价(jià)而(ér)沽(gū) to sell only for a good price
• 死(sǐ)而(ér)复(fù)生(shēng) to come back to life
• 食(shí)言(yán)而(ér)肥(féi) lit. to grow fat eating one's words
• 一(yī)发(fā)而(ér)不(bù)可(kě)收(shōu) to be impossible to stop once started
• 温(wēn)故(gù)而(ér)知(zhī)新(xīn) to review the old and know the new
• 备(bèi)而(ér)不(bù)用(yòng) have sth ready just in case
• 引(yǐn)而(ér)不(bù)发(fā) ready and waiting for action
• 树(shù)欲(yù)静(jìng)而(ér)风(fēng)不(bù)止(zhǐ) lit. the trees long for peace but the wind will never cease
• 死(sǐ)而(ér)不(bù)僵(jiāng) dead but showing no signs of rigor mortis
• 大(dà)而(ér)化(huà)之(zhī) careless
• 放(fàng)之(zhī)四(sì)海(hǎi)而(ér)皆(jiē)准(zhǔn) applicable anywhere
• 和(hé)衣(yī)而(ér)卧(wò) to lie down to sleep with one's clothes on
• 有(yǒu)百(bǎi)利(lì)而(ér)无(wú)一(yī)害(hài) to have many advantages and no disadvantages
• 破(pò)门(mén)而(ér)入(rù) to break the door down and enter
• 掩(yǎn)面(miàn)而(ér)泣(qì) to bury one's head in one's hands and weep
• 敬(jìng)鬼(guǐ)神(shén)而(ér)远(yuǎn)之(zhī) to remain at a respectful distance
• 娓(wěi)娓(wěi)而(ér)谈(tán) to speak engagingly
• 尽(jìn)欢(huān)而(ér)散(sàn) to disperse after a happy time
• 惠(huì)而(ér)不(bù)费(fèi) a kind act that costs nothing
• 泛(fàn)泛(fàn)而(ér)谈(tán) to speak in general terms
• 等(děng)而(ér)下(xià)之(zhī) going from there to lower grades
• 一(yī)带(dài)而(ér)过(guò) to skate around
• 哀(āi)而(ér)不(bù)伤(shāng) deeply felt but not mawkish
• 学(xué)而(ér)不(bù)厌(yàn) study tirelessly
• 广(guǎng)而(ér)告(gào)之(zhī) to publicize widely
• 有(yǒu)百(bǎi)害(hài)而(ér)无(wú)一(yī)利(lì) having no advantage whatsoever
• 相(xiàng)机(jī)而(ér)动(dòng) to wait for the opportune moment before taking action
• 量(liàng)力(lì)而(ér)为(wéi) to weigh one's abilities and act accordingly
• 青(qīng)出(chū)于(yú)蓝(lán)而(ér)胜(shèng)于(yú)蓝(lán) lit. the color blue is made out of indigo but is more vivid than indigo
• 沐(mù)猴(hóu)而(ér)冠(guàn) lit. a monkey wearing a hat
• 一(yī)炮(pào)而(ér)红(hóng) to win instant success
• 一(yī)饮(yǐn)而(ér)尽(jìn) to drain the cup in one gulp
• 倾(qīng)巢(cháo)而(ér)出(chū) the whole nest came out
• 倾(qīng)耳(ěr)而(ér)听(tīng) to listen attentively
• 全(quán)身(shēn)而(ér)退(tuì) to escape unscathed
• 具(jù)体(tǐ)而(ér)微(wēi) miniature
• 博(bó)而(ér)不(bù)精(jīng) extensive but not refined
• 危(wēi)而(ér)不(bù)持(chí) national danger, but no support
• 及(jí)锋(fēng)而(ér)试(shì) lit. to reach the tip and try
• 向(xiàng)隅(yú)而(ér)泣(qì) to weep in solitude
• 呼(hū)啸(xiào)而(ér)过(guò) to whistle past
• 崛(jué)地(dì)而(ér)起(qǐ) sudden emergence of prominent new feature
• 抵(dǐ)足(zú)而(ér)眠(mián) fig. a close friendship
• 曲(qū)肱(gōng)而(ér)枕(zhěn) lit. to use one's bent arm as a pillow
• 概(gài)而(ér)不(bù)论(lùn) fuzzy about the details
• 死(sǐ)而(ér)复(fù)活(huó) to come back to life
• 死(sǐ)而(ér)无(wú)悔(huǐ) to die without regret
• 比(bǐ)较(jiào)而(ér)言(yán) comparatively speaking
• 相(xiāng)视(shì)而(ér)笑(xiào) to look at each other and smile
• 空(kōng)手(shǒu)而(ér)归(guī) to return empty-handed
• 翘(qiáo)足(zú)而(ér)待(dài) to expect in a short time
• 翩(piān)然(rán)而(ér)至(zhì) come trippingly
• 谑(xuè)而(ér)不(bù)虐(nüè) to tease
• 逆(nì)流(liú)而(ér)上(shàng) to sail against the current
• 霍(huò)然(rán)而(ér)愈(yù) to recover speedily
• 鱼(yú)贯(guàn)而(ér)出(chū) to file out
• 出(chū)淤(yū)泥(ní)而(ér)不(bù)染(rǎn) lit. to grow out of the mud unsullied
• 概(gài)而(ér)言(yán)之(zhī) same as 总而言之 zǒngéryánzhī
• 直(zhí)道(dào)而(ér)行(xíng) lit. to go straight
• 不(bù)得(dé)其(qí)门(mén)而(ér)入(rù) to be unable to get into (a house, an organization, a field of study, a particular type of career etc)
• 不(bù)怒(nù)而(ér)威(wēi) to have an aura of authority
• 不(bù)患(huàn)寡(guǎ)而(ér)患(huàn)不(bù)均(jūn) do not worry about scarcity, but rather about uneven distribution
• 不(bù)期(qī)然(rán)而(ér)然(rán) happen unexpectedly
• 不(bù)治(zhì)而(ér)愈(yù) to recover spontaneously
• 不(bù)速(sù)而(ér)至(zhì) to arrive without invitation
• 全(quán)球(qiú)而(ér)言(yán) globally
• 勉(miǎn)力(lì)而(ér)为(wéi) to try one's best to do sth
• 可(kě)一(yī)而(ér)不(bù)可(kě)再(zài) just this once
• 听(tīng)其(qí)言(yán)而(ér)观(guān)其(qí)行(xíng) hear what he says and observe what he does
• 因(yīn)孕(yùn)而(ér)婚(hūn) to marry because of an unplanned pregnancy
• 如(rú)约(yuē)而(ér)至(zhì) to arrive as planned
• 威(wēi)而(ér)钢(gāng) Viagra (male impotence drug)
• 守(shǒu)一(yī)而(ér)终(zhōng) to be faithful to one's mate all one's life
• 小(xiǎo)学(xué)而(ér)大(dà)遗(yí) to concentrate on trivial points while neglecting the main problem
• 席(xí)地(dì)而(ér)睡(shuì) to sleep on the ground
• 弦(xián)而(ér)鼓(gǔ)之(zhī) to put strings on the zither, then play it
• 换(huàn)而(ér)言(yán)之(zhī) in other words
• 有(yǒu)百(bǎi)利(lì)而(ér)无(wú)一(yī)弊(bì) to have many advantages and no disadvantages
• 望(wàng)而(ér)兴(xīng)叹(tàn) to sigh
• 未(wèi)可(kě)同(tóng)日(rì)而(ér)语(yǔ) not to be mentioned in the same breath
• 瓢(piáo)泼(pō)而(ér)下(xià) to fall heavily
• 甚(shèn)而(ér)至(zhì)于(yú) even
• 疾(jí)驰(chí)而(ér)过(guò) to sweep past
• 百(bǎi)足(zú)之(zhī)虫(chóng)死(sǐ)而(ér)不(bù)僵(jiāng) a centipede dies but never falls down
• 相(xiàng)机(jī)而(ér)行(xíng) to act according to the situation
• 知(zhī)其(qí)不(bù)可(kě)而(ér)为(wéi)之(zhī) to keep going resolutely despite knowing the task is impossible
• 知(zhī)其(qí)然(rán)而(ér)不(bù)知(zhī)其(qí)所(suǒ)以(yǐ)然(rán) to know that it is so but not why it is so
• 笑(xiào)而(ér)不(bù)语(yǔ) to smile but say nothing
• 终(zhōng)而(ér)复(fù)始(shǐ) the wheel comes full circle
• 结(jié)伴(bàn)而(ér)行(xíng) to stay together
• 良(liáng)禽(qín)择(zé)木(mù)而(ér)栖(qī) a fine bird chooses a tree to nest in (proverb)
• 说(shuō)说(shuō)而(ér)已(yǐ) nothing serious
• 避(bì)而(ér)不(bù) to avoid
• 随(suí)之(zhī)而(ér)后(hòu) from that
• 露(lù)齿(chǐ)而(ér)笑(xiào) to grin

233 words.

• 可(kě)想(xiǎng)而(ér)知(zhī) (it) goes without saying
• 自(zì)然(rán)而(ér)然(rán) natural
• 不(bù)約(yuē)而(ér)同(tóng) as if by prior agreement
• 挺(tǐng)身(shēn)而(ér)出(chū) to step forward bravely
• 顯(xiǎn)而(ér)易(yì)見(jiàn) clearly and easy to see
• 一(yī)擁(yōng)而(ér)上(shàng) to swarm around
• 總(zǒng)而(ér)言(yán)之(zhī) in short
• 久(jiǔ)而(ér)久(jiǔ)之(zhī) over time
• 接(jiē)踵(zhǒng)而(ér)來(lái) to come one after the other
• 脫(tuō)穎(yǐng)而(ér)出(chū) to reveal one's talent
• 不(bù)言(yán)而(ér)喻(yù) it goes without saying
• 脫(tuō)口(kǒu)而(ér)出(chū) to blurt out
• 一(yī)躍(yuè)而(ér)起(qǐ) to jump up suddenly
• 輕(qīng)而(ér)易(yì)舉(jǔ) easy
• 應(yìng)運(yùn)而(ér)生(shēng) to emerge to meet a historic destiny
• 取(qǔ)而(ér)代(dài)之(zhī) to replace
• 形(xíng)而(ér)上(shàng)學(xué) metaphysics
• 視(shì)而(ér)不(bù)見(jiàn) to turn a blind eye to
• 不(bù)得(dé)而(ér)知(zhī) unknown
• 自(zì)上(shàng)而(ér)下(xià) from top to bottom
• 揚(yáng)長(cháng)而(ér)去(qù) to swagger off
• 鋌(tǐng)而(ér)走(zǒu)險(xiǎn) to take a risk out of desperation
• 撲(pū)面(miàn)而(ér)來(lái) lit. sth hits one in the face
• 不(bù)寒(hán)而(ér)慄(lì) lit. not cold, yet shivering
• 從(cóng)天(tiān)而(ér)降(jiàng) to fall from the sky
• 油(yóu)然(rán)而(ér)生(shēng) arising involuntarily
• 自(zì)下(xià)而(ér)上(shàng) from bottom to top
• 侃(kǎn)侃(kǎn)而(ér)談(tán) to speak frankly with assurance
• 合(hé)而(ér)為(wéi)一(yī) to merge together
• 擦(cā)肩(jiān)而(ér)過(guò) to brush past
• 平(píng)心(xīn)而(ér)論(lùn) in all fairness
• 迎(yíng)刃(rèn)而(ér)解(jiě) lit. (bamboo) splits when it meets the knife's edge
• 因(yīn)人(rén)而(ér)異(yì) varying from person to person
• 量(liàng)力(lì)而(ér)行(xíng) to act within one's competence
• 似(sì)是(shì)而(ér)非(fēi) specious
• 堂(táng)而(ér)皇(huáng)之(zhī) overt
• 怒(nù)目(mù)而(ér)視(shì) to glare at
• 落(luò)荒(huāng)而(ér)逃(táo) to flee in defeat
• 不(bù)可(kě)同(tóng)日(rì)而(ér)語(yǔ) not to be mentioned in the same breath
• 騰(téng)空(kōng)而(ér)起(qǐ) to rise into the air
• 何(hé)樂(lè)而(ér)不(bù)為(wéi) what is there against it?
• 相(xiāng)對(duì)而(ér)言(yán) relatively speaking
• 半(bàn)途(tú)而(ér)廢(fèi) to give up halfway
• 乘(chéng)虛(xū)而(ér)入(rù) to take advantage of a lapse
• 週(zhōu)而(ér)復(fù)始(shǐ) to move in circles
• 背(bèi)道(dào)而(ér)馳(chí) to run counter to
• 衝(chōng)口(kǒu)而(ér)出(chū) to blurt out without thinking
• 一(yī)蹴(cù)而(ér)就(jiù) to get there in one step
• 有(yǒu)過(guò)之(zhī)而(ér)無(wú)不(bù)及(jí) not to be inferior in any aspects
• 盡(jìn)力(lì)而(ér)為(wéi) to try one's utmost
• 拍(pāi)案(àn)而(ér)起(qǐ) to slam the table and rise to one's feet in indignation
• 拔(bá)地(dì)而(ér)起(qǐ) (of a building etc) to rise out of the ground
• 迎(yíng)面(miàn)而(ér)來(lái) directly
• 鍥(qiè)而(ér)不(bù)捨(shě) to chisel away at sth
• 不(bù)謀(móu)而(ér)合(hé) to agree without prior consultation
• 知(zhī)難(nán)而(ér)退(tuì) to sound out the difficulties and retreat to avoid defeat
• 席(xí)地(dì)而(ér)坐(zuò) to sit on the ground or the floor
• 簡(jiǎn)而(ér)言(yán)之(zhī) in a nutshell
• 聽(tīng)而(ér)不(bù)聞(wén) to hear but not react
• 兼(jiān)而(ér)有(yǒu)之(zhī) to have both
• 不(bù)辭(cí)而(ér)別(bié) to leave without saying good-bye
• 不(bù)一(yī)而(ér)足(zú) by no means an isolated case
• 戛(jiá)然(rán)而(ér)止(zhǐ) with a grunting sound it stops
• 望(wàng)而(ér)卻(què)步(bù) to shrink back at the sight of (sth daunting)
• 拂(fú)袖(xiù)而(ér)去(qù) to storm off in a huff
• 望(wàng)而(ér)生(shēng)畏(wèi) to feel intimidated
• 不(bù)脛(jìng)而(ér)走(zǒu) to get round fast
• 一(yī)哄(hōng)而(ér)散(sàn) to disperse in confusion
• 一(yī)閃(shǎn)而(ér)過(guò) to flash past
• 不(bù)得(dé)已(yǐ)而(ér)為(wéi)之(zhī) to have no other choice
• 懸(xuán)而(ér)未(wèi)決(jué) pending a decision
• 一(yī)概(gài)而(ér)論(lùn) to lump different matters together
• 敬(jìng)而(ér)遠(yuǎn)之(zhī) to show respect from a distance
• 遠(yuǎn)道(dào)而(ér)來(lái) to come from far away
• 有(yǒu)備(bèi)而(ér)來(lái) to come prepared
• 言(yán)而(ér)有(yǒu)信(xìn) as good as one's word
• 僅(jǐn)此(cǐ)而(ér)已(yǐ) that's all
• 華(huá)而(ér)不(bù)實(shí) flower but no fruit
• 蜂(fēng)擁(yōng)而(ér)至(zhì) to arrive in huge numbers
• 死(sǐ)而(ér)後(hòu)已(yǐ) until death puts an end
• 言(yán)而(ér)無(wú)信(xìn) untrustworthy
• 適(shì)可(kě)而(ér)止(zhǐ) to know when to stop
• 不(bù)期(qī)而(ér)遇(yù) meet by chance
• 反(fǎn)其(qí)道(dào)而(ér)行(xíng)之(zhī) to do the very opposite
• 一(yī)般(bān)而(ér)言(yán) generally speaking
• 擇(zé)善(shàn)而(ér)從(cóng) to choose the right course and follow it
• 一(yī)掃(sǎo)而(ér)空(kōng) to make a clean sweep of
• 不(bù)歡(huān)而(ér)散(sàn) to part on bad terms
• 無(wú)功(gōng)而(ér)返(fǎn) to return without any achievement
• 不(bù)翼(yì)而(ér)飛(fēi) to disappear without trace
• 心(xīn)有(yǒu)餘(yú)而(ér)力(lì)不(bù)足(zú) the will is there, but not the strength
• 擦(cā)身(shēn)而(ér)過(guò) to brush past
• 三(sān)思(sī)而(ér)行(xíng) think three times then go
• 不(bù)期(qī)而(ér)至(zhì) to arrive unexpectably
• 一(yī)望(wàng)而(ér)知(zhī) to be evident at a glance
• 奪(duó)門(mén)而(ér)出(chū) to rush out through a door
• 慕(mù)名(míng)而(ér)來(lái) attracted to visit a famous location
• 從(cóng)一(yī)而(ér)終(zhōng) faithful unto death
• 喜(xǐ)極(jí)而(ér)泣(qì) crying tears of joy
• 勞(láo)而(ér)無(wú)功(gōng) to work hard while accomplishing little
• 同(tóng)日(rì)而(ér)語(yǔ) to mention things on equal terms
• 祕(mì)而(ér)不(bù)宣(xuān) to withhold information
• 失(shī)而(ér)復(fù)得(dé) to lose sth and then regain it
• 退(tuì)而(ér)求(qiú)其(qí)次(cì) to settle for second best
• 有(yǒu)感(gǎn)而(ér)發(fā) to express thoughts or feelings prompted by one's experience or observations
• 滿(mǎn)載(zài)而(ér)歸(guī) to return from a rewarding journey
• 鎩(shā)羽(yǔ)而(ér)歸(guī) to return in low spirits following a defeat or failure to achieve one's ambitions
• 聞(wén)風(fēng)而(ér)動(dòng) to respond instantly
• 隨(suí)遇(yù)而(ér)安(ān) at home wherever one is
• 魚(yú)貫(guàn)而(ér)入(rù) to walk in in a line
• 三(sān)思(sī)而(ér)後(hòu)行(xíng) consider carefully in advance
• 不(bù)宣(xuān)而(ér)戰(zhàn) open hostilities without declaring war
• 可(kě)望(wàng)而(ér)不(bù)可(kě)及(jí) in sight but beyond reach
• 來(lái)而(ér)不(bù)往(wǎng)非(fēi)禮(lǐ)也(yě) not to reciprocate is against etiquette
• 一(yī)擁(yōng)而(ér)入(rù) to swarm in (of people etc)
• 不(bù)勞(láo)而(ér)獲(huò) to reap without sowing
• 竭(jié)澤(zé)而(ér)漁(yú) lit. to drain the pond to get at the fish
• 拾(shè)級(jí)而(ér)上(shàng) to walk slowly up a flight of steps
• 無(wú)疾(jí)而(ér)終(zhōng) to die without illness
• 迎(yíng)難(nán)而(ér)上(shàng) to press on in the face of challenges
• 分(fēn)而(ér)治(zhì)之(zhī) to divide and rule
• 牽(qiān)一(yī)髮(fà)而(ér)動(dòng)全(quán)身(shēn) lit. pulling a single hair makes the whole body move
• 三(sān)十(shí)而(ér)立(lì) thirty years old and therefore independent
• 投(tóu)袂(mèi)而(ér)起(qǐ) lit. to shake one's sleeves and rise
• 置(zhì)之(zhī)死(sǐ)地(dì)而(ér)後(hòu)生(shēng) to find a way to emerge from a dire situation
• 一(yī)揮(huī)而(ér)就(jiù) to finish (a letter, a painting) at a stroke
• 大(dà)而(ér)無(wú)當(dàng) grandiose but impractical
• 推(tuī)而(ér)廣(guǎng)之(zhī) to apply sth more broadly
• 敢(gǎn)怒(nù)而(ér)不(bù)敢(gǎn)言(yán) angry, but not daring to speak out
• 學(xué)而(ér)優(yōu)則(zé)仕(shì) one who is successful in one's studies, can become an official
• 望(wàng)風(fēng)而(ér)逃(táo) to flee at the mere sight of (idiom)
• 一(yī)哄(hōng)而(ér)起(qǐ) to rush into action
• 公(gōng)而(ér)忘(wàng)私(sī) to behave altruistically
• 坐(zuò)而(ér)論(lùn)道(dào) to sit and pontificate
• 得(dé)而(ér)復(fù)失(shī) to lose what one has just obtained
• 疏(shū)而(ér)不(bù)漏(lòu) loose, but allows no escape
• 群(qún)起(qǐ)而(ér)攻(gōng)之(zhī) the masses rise to attack it
• 顧(gù)左(zuǒ)右(yòu)而(ér)言(yán)他(tā) to digress from the topic of discussion
• 待(dài)價(jià)而(ér)沽(gū) to sell only for a good price
• 死(sǐ)而(ér)復(fù)生(shēng) to come back to life
• 食(shí)言(yán)而(ér)肥(féi) lit. to grow fat eating one's words
• 一(yī)發(fā)而(ér)不(bù)可(kě)收(shōu) to be impossible to stop once started
• 溫(wēn)故(gù)而(ér)知(zhī)新(xīn) to review the old and know the new
• 備(bèi)而(ér)不(bù)用(yòng) have sth ready just in case
• 引(yǐn)而(ér)不(bù)發(fā) ready and waiting for action
• 樹(shù)欲(yù)靜(jìng)而(ér)風(fēng)不(bù)止(zhǐ) lit. the trees long for peace but the wind will never cease
• 死(sǐ)而(ér)不(bù)僵(jiāng) dead but showing no signs of rigor mortis
• 大(dà)而(ér)化(huà)之(zhī) careless
• 放(fàng)之(zhī)四(sì)海(hǎi)而(ér)皆(jiē)準(zhǔn) applicable anywhere
• 和(hé)衣(yī)而(ér)臥(wò) to lie down to sleep with one's clothes on
• 有(yǒu)百(bǎi)利(lì)而(ér)無(wú)一(yī)害(hài) to have many advantages and no disadvantages
• 破(pò)門(mén)而(ér)入(rù) to break the door down and enter
• 掩(yǎn)面(miàn)而(ér)泣(qì) to bury one's head in one's hands and weep
• 敬(jìng)鬼(guǐ)神(shén)而(ér)遠(yuǎn)之(zhī) to remain at a respectful distance
• 娓(wěi)娓(wěi)而(ér)談(tán) to speak engagingly
• 盡(jìn)歡(huān)而(ér)散(sàn) to disperse after a happy time
• 惠(huì)而(ér)不(bù)費(fèi) a kind act that costs nothing
• 泛(fàn)泛(fàn)而(ér)談(tán) to speak in general terms
• 等(děng)而(ér)下(xià)之(zhī) going from there to lower grades
• 一(yī)帶(dài)而(ér)過(guò) to skate around
• 哀(āi)而(ér)不(bù)傷(shāng) deeply felt but not mawkish
• 學(xué)而(ér)不(bù)厭(yàn) study tirelessly
• 廣(guǎng)而(ér)告(gào)之(zhī) to publicize widely
• 有(yǒu)百(bǎi)害(hài)而(ér)無(wú)一(yī)利(lì) having no advantage whatsoever
• 相(xiàng)機(jī)而(ér)動(dòng) to wait for the opportune moment before taking action
• 量(liàng)力(lì)而(ér)為(wéi) to weigh one's abilities and act accordingly
• 青(qīng)出(chū)於(yú)藍(lán)而(ér)勝(shèng)於(yú)藍(lán) lit. the color blue is made out of indigo but is more vivid than indigo
• 沐(mù)猴(hóu)而(ér)冠(guàn) lit. a monkey wearing a hat
• 一(yī)炮(pào)而(ér)紅(hóng) to win instant success
• 一(yī)飲(yǐn)而(ér)盡(jìn) to drain the cup in one gulp
• 傾(qīng)巢(cháo)而(ér)出(chū) the whole nest came out
• 傾(qīng)耳(ěr)而(ér)聽(tīng) to listen attentively
• 全(quán)身(shēn)而(ér)退(tuì) to escape unscathed
• 具(jù)體(tǐ)而(ér)微(wēi) miniature
• 博(bó)而(ér)不(bù)精(jīng) extensive but not refined
• 危(wēi)而(ér)不(bù)持(chí) national danger, but no support
• 及(jí)鋒(fēng)而(ér)試(shì) lit. to reach the tip and try
• 向(xiàng)隅(yú)而(ér)泣(qì) to weep in solitude
• 呼(hū)嘯(xiào)而(ér)過(guò) to whistle past
• 崛(jué)地(dì)而(ér)起(qǐ) sudden emergence of prominent new feature
• 抵(dǐ)足(zú)而(ér)眠(mián) fig. a close friendship
• 曲(qū)肱(gōng)而(ér)枕(zhěn) lit. to use one's bent arm as a pillow
• 概(gài)而(ér)不(bù)論(lùn) fuzzy about the details
• 死(sǐ)而(ér)復(fù)活(huó) to come back to life
• 死(sǐ)而(ér)無(wú)悔(huǐ) to die without regret
• 比(bǐ)較(jiào)而(ér)言(yán) comparatively speaking
• 相(xiāng)視(shì)而(ér)笑(xiào) to look at each other and smile
• 空(kōng)手(shǒu)而(ér)歸(guī) to return empty-handed
• 翹(qiáo)足(zú)而(ér)待(dài) to expect in a short time
• 翩(piān)然(rán)而(ér)至(zhì) come trippingly
• 謔(xuè)而(ér)不(bù)虐(nüè) to tease
• 逆(nì)流(liú)而(ér)上(shàng) to sail against the current
• 霍(huò)然(rán)而(ér)癒(yù) to recover speedily
• 魚(yú)貫(guàn)而(ér)出(chū) to file out
• 出(chū)淤(yū)泥(ní)而(ér)不(bù)染(rǎn) lit. to grow out of the mud unsullied
• 概(gài)而(ér)言(yán)之(zhī) same as 总而言之 zǒngéryánzhī
• 直(zhí)道(dào)而(ér)行(xíng) lit. to go straight
• 不(bù)得(dé)其(qí)門(mén)而(ér)入(rù) to be unable to get into (a house, an organization, a field of study, a particular type of career etc)
• 不(bù)怒(nù)而(ér)威(wēi) to have an aura of authority
• 不(bù)患(huàn)寡(guǎ)而(ér)患(huàn)不(bù)均(jūn) do not worry about scarcity, but rather about uneven distribution
• 不(bù)期(qī)然(rán)而(ér)然(rán) happen unexpectedly
• 不(bù)治(zhì)而(ér)癒(yù) to recover spontaneously
• 不(bù)速(sù)而(ér)至(zhì) to arrive without invitation
• 全(quán)球(qiú)而(ér)言(yán) globally
• 勉(miǎn)力(lì)而(ér)為(wéi) to try one's best to do sth
• 可(kě)一(yī)而(ér)不(bù)可(kě)再(zài) just this once
• 聽(tīng)其(qí)言(yán)而(ér)觀(guān)其(qí)行(xíng) hear what he says and observe what he does
• 因(yīn)孕(yùn)而(ér)婚(hūn) to marry because of an unplanned pregnancy
• 如(rú)約(yuē)而(ér)至(zhì) to arrive as planned
• 威(wēi)而(ér)鋼(gāng) Viagra (male impotence drug)
• 守(shǒu)一(yī)而(ér)終(zhōng) to be faithful to one's mate all one's life
• 小(xiǎo)學(xué)而(ér)大(dà)遺(yí) to concentrate on trivial points while neglecting the main problem
• 席(xí)地(dì)而(ér)睡(shuì) to sleep on the ground
• 弦(xián)而(ér)鼓(gǔ)之(zhī) to put strings on the zither, then play it
• 換(huàn)而(ér)言(yán)之(zhī) in other words
• 有(yǒu)百(bǎi)利(lì)而(ér)無(wú)一(yī)弊(bì) to have many advantages and no disadvantages
• 望(wàng)而(ér)興(xīng)嘆(tàn) to sigh
• 未(wèi)可(kě)同(tóng)日(rì)而(ér)語(yǔ) not to be mentioned in the same breath
• 瓢(piáo)潑(pō)而(ér)下(xià) to fall heavily
• 甚(shèn)而(ér)至(zhì)於(yú) even
• 疾(jí)馳(chí)而(ér)過(guò) to sweep past
• 百(bǎi)足(zú)之(zhī)蟲(chóng)死(sǐ)而(ér)不(bù)僵(jiāng) a centipede dies but never falls down
• 相(xiàng)機(jī)而(ér)行(xíng) to act according to the situation
• 知(zhī)其(qí)不(bù)可(kě)而(ér)為(wéi)之(zhī) to keep going resolutely despite knowing the task is impossible
• 知(zhī)其(qí)然(rán)而(ér)不(bù)知(zhī)其(qí)所(suǒ)以(yǐ)然(rán) to know that it is so but not why it is so
• 笑(xiào)而(ér)不(bù)語(yǔ) to smile but say nothing
• 終(zhōng)而(ér)復(fù)始(shǐ) the wheel comes full circle
• 結(jié)伴(bàn)而(ér)行(xíng) to stay together
• 良(liáng)禽(qín)擇(zé)木(mù)而(ér)棲(qī) a fine bird chooses a tree to nest in (proverb)
• 說(shuō)說(shuō)而(ér)已(yǐ) nothing serious
• 避(bì)而(ér)不(bù) to avoid
• 隨(suí)之(zhī)而(ér)後(hòu) from that
• 露(lù)齒(chǐ)而(ér)笑(xiào) to grin