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  1. <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 &quot;but&quot; or &quot;rather.&quot; 而 is often used in a more formal or literary sense, but it is also common in everyday speech.</p>
  2. <h2 id="structure">Structure</h2>
  3. <div class="jiegou">
  4. <p>Sentence 1, + 而 + Sentence 2</p>
  5. </div>
  6. <h2 id="examples">Examples</h2>
  7. <div class="liju">
  8. <ul>
  9. <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>
  10. <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>
  11. <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>
  12. <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>
  13. </ul>
  14. </div>
  15. <h2 id="see-also">See Also</h2>
  16. <ul>
  17. <li><a href="Expressing_&quot;not_only…_but_also&quot;" title="wikilink">Expressing &quot;not only… but also&quot;</a></li>
  18. <li><a href="Two_words_for_&quot;but&quot;" title="wikilink">Two words for &quot;but&quot;</a></li>
  19. <li><a href="Because&quot;_with_&quot;er&quot;_Indicating_Effect" title="wikilink">Because&quot; with &quot;er&quot; Indicating Effect</a></li>
  20. </ul>
  21. <h2 id="sources-and-further-reading">Sources and Further Reading</h2>
  22. <h3 id="books">Books</h3>
  23. <ul>
  24. <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&amp;tag=allset-20&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;camp=217145&amp;creative=399369&amp;creativeASIN=0887276792">→buy</a></li>
  25. <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&amp;qid=1347863170&amp;sr=8-1">→buy</a></li>
  26. </ul>
  27. <h3 id="websites">Websites</h3>
  28. <ul>
  29. <li>Yale Chinese Usage Dictionary: <a href="http://comet.cls.yale.edu/chineseusagedictionary/0235.html">Usage of 而</a></li>
  30. </ul>
  31. <p> </p>
  32. <p><a href="Category:B2_grammar_points" title="wikilink">Category:B2 grammar points</a></p>