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- <p>The conjunction 而 (ér) is used to connect two sentences that are related to each other, but talk about contrasting ideas or subjects. In this manner, it can be seen as a word meaning "but" or "rather." 而 is often used in a more formal or literary sense, but it is also common in everyday speech.</p>
- <h2 id="structure">Structure</h2>
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- <p>Sentence 1， + 而 + Sentence 2</p>
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- <h2 id="examples">Examples</h2>
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- <ul>
- <li>我们 都 以为 这 是 他 干 的，<em>而</em> 事实 是，他 根本 不 知道 这 件 事情。<span class="trans">We all thought this was his task, but the fact is, he simply doesn't know about this topic.</span></li>
- <li>以后 后悔 的 人 不 是 我，<em>而</em> 是 你 自己。<span class="trans">The regretful person isn't me. It's you.</span></li>
- <li>现在 要 做 的 不 是 责怪 谁 错 了，<em>而</em> 是 怎么 解决。<span class="trans">Now is not the time to accuse who did it wrong, but to figure out how to resolve it.</span></li>
- <li>我 喜欢 中国 菜，<em>而</em> 他 不 喜欢。<span class="trans">I like Chinese food, but he does not.</span></li>
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- <h2 id="see-also">See Also</h2>
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- <li><a href="Expressing_"not_only…_but_also"" title="wikilink">Expressing "not only… but also"</a></li>
- <li><a href="Two_words_for_"but"" title="wikilink">Two words for "but"</a></li>
- <li><a href="Because"_with_"er"_Indicating_Effect" title="wikilink">Because" with "er" Indicating Effect</a></li>
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- <h2 id="sources-and-further-reading">Sources and Further Reading</h2>
- <h3 id="books">Books</h3>
- <ul>
- <li><a href="Integrated_Chinese:_Level_2,_Part_1" title="wikilink">Integrated Chinese: Level 2, Part 1</a> (pp. 343-4) <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0887276792/ref%3das_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&tag=allset-20&linkCode=as2&camp=217145&creative=399369&creativeASIN=0887276792">→buy</a></li>
- <li><a href="卓越汉语－公司实战篇" class="uri" title="wikilink">卓越汉语－公司实战篇</a> (pp. 128, 200) <a href="http://www.amazon.cn/%E5%8D%93%E8%B6%8A%E6%B1%89%E8%AF%AD-%E5%85%AC%E5%8F%B8%E5%AE%9E%E6%88%98%E7%AF%87-%E8%83%A1%E7%81%B5%E5%9D%87/dp/B003QZWQ6M/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1347863170&sr=8-1">→buy</a></li>
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- <h3 id="websites">Websites</h3>
- <ul>
- <li>Yale Chinese Usage Dictionary: <a href="http://comet.cls.yale.edu/chineseusagedictionary/0235.html">Usage of 而</a></li>
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- <p><a href="Category:B2_grammar_points" title="wikilink">Category:B2 grammar points</a></p>
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