而: and; and yet; but

 

而 ér

conjunction | adverb | radical 126
: and; as well as; and so
: but (not); yet (not)
: (indicates causal relation); (indicates change of state); (indicates contrast)

Kun Reading

而も | しかも shikamo

conjunction
: moreover; furthermore; nevertheless; and yet

而して | そして soshite OR しかして shikashite

conjunction
: and; and then; thus; and now

而るを | しかるを shikaruo

conjunction
: even so; though that may be

然して | そして soshite

conjunction
: and; and then; thus; and now

然れども | しかれども shikaredomo

conjunction
: nevertheless; even then; however; be that as it may; even so; though that it be so

 Usage:

而今 er2jin1: now; at the present (time) [じこん jikon: from now on; hereafter]

而後[后] er2hou4: after that; then
[而後 | じご jigo OR しかるのち shikarunochi]: thereafter; after doing that; followed by]

而今而後 | じこんじご jikon jigo: in the future; from now on; henceforth; hereafter

而且 er2qie3: (not only …) but also; moreover; in addition; furthermore

而已 er2yi3: that’s all; nothing more

而是 er2shi4: rather

然而 ran2’er2: however; yet; but

從[从]而 cong2’er2: thus; thereby

因而 yin1’er2: therefore; as a result; thus; and as a result

反而 fan3’er2: instead; on the contrary; contrary (to expectations)

進[进]而 jin4’er2: and then (what follows next)

Japanese common word | expression | yojijukugo 四字熟語
*終而復始 | shūjifukushi
: finish and start over again

Chinese expression | chengyu 成語 | idiom | proverb
不勞而獲 [不劳而获] bu4 lao2 er2 huo4
: to reap without sowing

三思而行 san1 si1 er2 xing2
: think three times then go; don’t act before you’ve thought it through carefully

似是而非 si4 shi4 er2 fei1
: apparently right but actually wrong; specious

半途而廢 [半途而废] ban4 tu2 er2 fei4
: to give up halfway; leave something unfinished

得而復失 [得而复失] de2 er2 fu4 shi1
: to lose what one has just obtained

因孕而婚 yin1 yun4 er2 hun1
: shotgun wedding

死而無悔 [死而无悔] si3 er2 wu2 hui3
: to die without regret (from Analects)

撲面而來 [扑面而来] pu1 mian4 er2 lai2
: lit. something hits one in the face; directly in one’s face; something assaults the senses; blatant (advertising); eye catching; (a smell) assaults the nostrils

竭澤而漁 [竭泽而渔] jie2 ze2 er2 yu2
: lit. to drain the pond to get at the fish; fig. to kill the goose that lays the golden eggs

*終而復始 [终而复始] zhong1 er2 fu4 shi3
: lit. the end comes back to the start; the wheel comes full circle

翹足而待 [翘足而待] qiao2 zu2 er2 dai4
: to expect in a short time

知難而退 [知难而退] zhi1 nan2 er2 tui4
: to sound out the difficulties and retreat to avoid defeat; fig. to back out of an awkward situation; to get out on finding out what it’s really like

盡力而為 [尽力而为] jin4 li4 er2 wei2
: to try one’s utmost; to strive

相機而動 [相机而动] xiang4 ji1 er2 dong4
: to wait for the opportune moment before taking action

聽而不聞 [听而不闻] ting1 er2 bu4 wen2
: to hear but not react; to turn a deaf ear; to ignore deliberately

衝口而出 [冲口而出] chong1 kou3 er2 chu1
: to blurt out without thinking

視而不見 [视而不见] shi4 er2 bu4 jian4
: to turn a blind eye to; to ignore

言而有信 yan2 er2 you3 xin4
: to speak and keep one’s promise; as good as one’s word

言而無信 [言而无信] yan2 er2 wu2 xin4
: to go back on one’s word; to break one’s promise; to be unfaithful; to be untrustworthy

三思而後行 [三思而后行] san1 si1 er2 hou4 xing2
: think again and again before acting; consider carefully in advance

可望而不可即 ke3 wang4 er2 bu4 ke3 ji2
: in sight but unattainable; inaccessible; also written 可望而不可及 ke3 wang4 er2 bu4 ke3 ji2

良禽擇木而棲 [良禽择木而栖] liang2 qin2 ze2 mu4 er2 qi1
: a fine bird chooses a tree to nest in (proverb); fig. a talented person chooses a patron of integrity

來而不往非禮也 [来而不往非礼也] lai2 er2 bu4 wang3 fei1 li3 ye3
: not to reciprocate is against etiquette (classical); to respond in kind

吾生也有涯，而知也無涯 [吾生也有涯，而知也无涯] wu2 sheng1 ye3 you3 ya2 , er2 zhi1 ye3 wu2 ya2
: Life is short, learning is limitless; Ars longa, vita brevis

天網恢恢，疏而不失 [天网恢恢，疏而不失] tian1 wang3 hui1 hui1 , shu1 er2 bu4 shi1
: lit. heaven’s net has wide meshes, but nothing escapes it (from Laozi 73); fig. the way of Heaven is fair, but the guilty will not escape; you can’t run from the long arm of the law

學而不厭，誨人不倦 [学而不厌，诲人不倦] xue2 er2 bu4 yan4 , hui4 ren2 bu4 juan4
: study tirelessly, teach with endless enthusiasm (from Analects)

學而不思則罔，思而不學則殆 [学而不思则罔，思而不学则殆] xue2 er2 bu4 si1 ze2 wang3 , si1 er2 bu4 xue2 ze2 dai4
: To learn without thinking is confusing, to think without learning is dangerous (Confucius)

心有餘而力不足 [心有余而力不足] xin1 you3 yu2 er2 li4 bu4 zu2
: The will is there, but not the strength (idiom, from Confucian Analects). I really want to do it, but don’t have the resources. The spirit is willing but the flesh is weak.

樹欲靜而風不止 [树欲静而风不止] shu4 yu4 jing4 er2 feng1 bu4 zhi3
: lit. the trees long for peace but the wind will never cease; fig. the world changes, whether you want it or not

日出而作，日入而息 ri4 chu1 er2 zuo4 , ri4 ru4 er2 xi1
: lit. to get up at sunrise and work until sunset (proverb); fig. to lead a plain and hardworking life

聽其言而觀其行 [听其言而观其行] ting1 qi2 yan2 er2 guan1 qi2 xing2
: hear what he says and observe what he does (from Analects); judge a person not by his words, but by his actions

過而能改，善莫大焉 [过而能改，善莫大焉] guo4 er2 neng2 gai3 , shan4 mo4 da4 yan1
: If one can change after making a mistake, there is nothing better

鞠躬盡瘁，死而後已 [鞠躬尽瘁，死而后已] ju1 gong1 jin4 cui4 , si3 er2 hou4 yi3
: to bend to a task and spare no effort unto one’s dying day; striving to the utmost one’s whole life; with every breath in one’s body, unto one’s dying day