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而

HSK 4
P
ér
I
[ər³⁵]
Z
ㄦˊ
conj.

The meaning of 而

用在复句中，连接两个分句，可以表示并列关系。
The conjunction "而" can be used in a compound sentence to connect two coordinate clauses.

Use 而 in a Sentence

“明”字，左边的“日”意思是太阳，而右边的“月”意思是月亮。

“
mínɡ
[miŋ³⁵]
ㄇ丨ㄥˊ
adj.
”
zì
[tsɿ⁵¹]
ㄗˋ
n.
，
zuǒ biɑ̄n
[tsuo²¹⁴ piɛn⁵⁵]
ㄗㄨㄛˇ ㄅ丨ㄢ
n.
de
[tɤ]
ㄉㄜ
part.
“
rì
[ʐi⁵¹]
ㄖ丨ˋ
n.
”
yì sī
[i⁵¹ sɿ⁵⁵]
丨ˋ ㄙ
n.
shì
[ʂʅ⁵¹]
ㄕˋ
v.
tɑ̀i yɑ́nɡ
[tʰai⁵¹ iɑŋ³⁵]
ㄊㄞˋ 丨ㄤˊ
n.
，
ér
[ər³⁵]
ㄦˊ
conj.
yòu biɑ̄n
[iou⁵¹ piɛn⁵⁵]
丨ㄡˋ ㄅ丨ㄢ
n.
de
[tɤ]
ㄉㄜ
part.
“
yuè
[yɛ⁵¹]
ㄩㄝˋ
n.
”
yì sī
[i⁵¹ sɿ⁵⁵]
丨ˋ ㄙ
n.
shì
[ʂʅ⁵¹]
ㄕˋ
v.
yuè liɑ̀nɡ
[yɛ⁵¹ liɑŋ⁵¹]
ㄩㄝˋ ㄌ丨ㄤˋ
n.
。
In the word "Ming", the "Sun" on the left means the sun, and the "月" on the right means the moon.
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结婚前，我们都要清楚自已想要的是什么，而不要被别人对幸福的看法影响。

jié hūn
[tɕiɛ³⁵ xuən⁵⁵]
ㄐ丨ㄝˊ ㄏㄨㄣ
v.
qiɑ́n
[tɕʰiɛn³⁵]
ㄑ丨ㄢˊ
n.
，
wǒ men
[uo²¹⁴ mən⁴]
ㄨㄛˇ ˙ㄇㄣ
pron.
dōu
[tou⁵⁵]
ㄉㄡ
adv.
yɑ̀o
[iɑu⁵¹]
丨ㄠˋ
v.
qīnɡ chǔ
[tɕʰiŋ⁵⁵ tʂʰu²¹⁴]
ㄑ丨ㄥ ㄔㄨˇ
v.
zì yǐ
[tsɿ⁵¹ i²¹⁴]
ㄗˋ 丨ˇ
pron.
xiɑ̌nɡ
[ɕiɑŋ²¹⁴]
ㄒ丨ㄤˇ
v.
yɑ̀o
[iɑu⁵¹]
丨ㄠˋ
v.
de
[tɤ]
ㄉㄜ
part.
shì
[ʂʅ⁵¹]
ㄕˋ
v.
shén me
[ʂən³⁵ mɤ³]
ㄕㄣˊ ˙ㄇㄜ
pron.
，
ér
[ər³⁵]
ㄦˊ
conj.
bù yɑ̀o
[pu⁵¹ iɑu⁵¹]
ㄅㄨˋ 丨ㄠˋ
adv.
bèi
[pei⁵¹]
ㄅㄟˋ
prep.
bié rén
[piɛ³⁵ ʐən³⁵]
ㄅ丨ㄝˊ ㄖㄣˊ
pron.
duì
[tuei⁵¹]
ㄉㄨㄟˋ
prep.
xìnɡ fú
[ɕiŋ⁵¹ fu³⁵]
ㄒ丨ㄥˋ ㄈㄨˊ
adj.
de
[tɤ]
ㄉㄜ
part.
kɑ̀n fɑ̌
[kʰan⁵¹ fᴀ²¹⁴]
ㄎㄢˋ ㄈㄚˇ
n.
yǐnɡ xiɑ̌nɡ
[iŋ²¹⁴ ɕiɑŋ²¹⁴]
丨ㄥˇ ㄒ丨ㄤˇ
v.
。
Before we get married, we all need to know what we want and not be influenced by what others think of happiness.
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然而

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P
rɑ́n ér
I
[ʐan³⁵ ər³⁵]
Z
ㄖㄢˊ ㄦˊ
conj.

The meaning of 然而

用在后半句的开头，表示转折，多用于书面语。“然而”后可加逗号，表示停顿。
The conjunction "然而" is used at the beginning of the second half of a sentence to indicate a turn in meaning, usually used in written Chinese. It can be followed by a comma to indicate a pause.

Use 然而 in a Sentence

他虽然失败了很多次，然而一直没有放弃。

tɑ̄
[tʰᴀ⁵⁵]
ㄊㄚ
pron.
suī rɑ́n
[suei⁵⁵ ʐan³⁵]
ㄙㄨㄟ ㄖㄢˊ
conj.
shī bɑ̀i
[ʂʅ⁵⁵ pai⁵¹]
ㄕ ㄅㄞˋ
v.
le
[lɤ]
ㄌㄜ
part.
hěn duō
[xən²¹⁴ tuo⁵⁵]
ㄏㄣˇ ㄉㄨㄛ
num.
cì
[tsʰɿ⁵¹]
ㄘˋ
m.
，
rɑ́n ér
[ʐan³⁵ ər³⁵]
ㄖㄢˊ ㄦˊ
conj.
yī zhí
[i⁵⁵ tʂʅ³⁵]
丨 ㄓˊ
adv.
méi yǒu
[mei³⁵ iou²¹⁴]
ㄇㄟˊ 丨ㄡˇ
adv.
fɑ̀nɡ qì
[fɑŋ⁵¹ tɕʰi⁵¹]
ㄈㄤˋ ㄑ丨ˋ
v.
。
Although he failed many times, he never gave up.
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很多人觉得自己的生活是幸福的，然而每个人对幸福的看法却不完全相同。

hěn duō
[xən²¹⁴ tuo⁵⁵]
ㄏㄣˇ ㄉㄨㄛ
num.
rén
[ʐən³⁵]
ㄖㄣˊ
n.
jué de
[tɕyɛ³⁵ tɤ³]
ㄐㄩㄝˊ ˙ㄉㄜ
v.
zì jǐ
[tsɿ⁵¹ tɕi²¹⁴]
ㄗˋ ㄐ丨ˇ
pron.
de
[tɤ]
ㄉㄜ
part.
shēnɡ huó
[ʂəŋ⁵⁵ xuo³⁵]
ㄕㄥ ㄏㄨㄛˊ
v.
shì
[ʂʅ⁵¹]
ㄕˋ
v.
xìnɡ fú
[ɕiŋ⁵¹ fu³⁵]
ㄒ丨ㄥˋ ㄈㄨˊ
adj.
de
[tɤ]
ㄉㄜ
part.
，
rɑ́n ér
[ʐan³⁵ ər³⁵]
ㄖㄢˊ ㄦˊ
conj.
měi
[mei²¹⁴]
ㄇㄟˇ
pron.
ɡè
[kɤ⁵¹]
ㄍㄜˋ
m.
rén
[ʐən³⁵]
ㄖㄣˊ
n.
duì
[tuei⁵¹]
ㄉㄨㄟˋ
prep.
xìnɡ fú
[ɕiŋ⁵¹ fu³⁵]
ㄒ丨ㄥˋ ㄈㄨˊ
adj.
de
[tɤ]
ㄉㄜ
part.
kɑ̀n fɑ̌
[kʰan⁵¹ fᴀ²¹⁴]
ㄎㄢˋ ㄈㄚˇ
n.
què
[tɕʰyɛ⁵¹]
ㄑㄩㄝˋ
adv.
bù
[pu⁵¹]
ㄅㄨˋ
adv.
wɑ́n quɑ́n
[uan³⁵ tɕʰyan³⁵]
ㄨㄢˊ ㄑㄩㄢˊ
adj.
xiɑ̄nɡ tónɡ
[ɕiɑŋ⁵⁵ tʰoŋ³⁵]
ㄒ丨ㄤ ㄊㄨㄥˊ
adj.
。
Many people feel that their lives are happy, but everyone's view of happiness is not the same.
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另外，在看完一篇文章或一本书之后，还可以把它的主要内容和自己的想法写下来。然而，你不能完全相信书本上的内容，要有自已的看法和判断。

lìnɡ wɑ̀i
[liŋ⁵¹ uai⁵¹]
ㄌ丨ㄥˋ ㄨㄞˋ
conj.
，
zɑ̀i
[tsai⁵¹]
ㄗㄞˋ
prep.
kɑ̀n wɑ́n
[kʰan⁵¹ uan³⁵]
ㄎㄢˋ ㄨㄢˊ
v.
yī
[i⁵⁵]
丨
num.
piɑ̄n
[pʰiɛn⁵⁵]
ㄆ丨ㄢ
m.
wén zhɑ̄nɡ
[uən³⁵ tʂɑŋ⁵⁵]
ㄨㄣˊ ㄓㄤ
n.
huò
[xuo⁵¹]
ㄏㄨㄛˋ
conj.
yī
[i⁵⁵]
丨
num.
běn
[pən²¹⁴]
ㄅㄣˇ
m.
shū
[ʂu⁵⁵]
ㄕㄨ
n.
zhī hòu
[tʂʅ⁵⁵ xou⁵¹]
ㄓ ㄏㄡˋ
n.
，
hɑ́i
[xai³⁵]
ㄏㄞˊ
adv.
kě yǐ
[kʰɤ²¹⁴ i²¹⁴]
ㄎㄜˇ 丨ˇ
v.
bɑ̌
[pᴀ²¹⁴]
ㄅㄚˇ
prep.
tɑ̄
[tʰᴀ⁵⁵]
ㄊㄚ
pron.
de
[tɤ]
ㄉㄜ
part.
zhǔ yɑ̀o
[tʂu²¹⁴ iɑu⁵¹]
ㄓㄨˇ 丨ㄠˋ
adj.
nèi rónɡ
[nei⁵¹ ʐoŋ³⁵]
ㄋㄟˋ ㄖㄨㄥˊ
n.
hé
[xɤ³⁵]
ㄏㄜˊ
conj.
zì jǐ
[tsɿ⁵¹ tɕi²¹⁴]
ㄗˋ ㄐ丨ˇ
pron.
de
[tɤ]
ㄉㄜ
part.
xiɑ̌nɡ fɑ̌
[ɕiɑŋ²¹⁴ fᴀ²¹⁴]
ㄒ丨ㄤˇ ㄈㄚˇ
n.
xiě
[ɕiɛ²¹⁴]
ㄒ丨ㄝˇ
v.
xiɑ̀ lɑ́i
[ɕiᴀ⁵¹ lai³⁵]
ㄒ丨ㄚˋ ㄌㄞˊ
v.
。
rɑ́n ér
[ʐan³⁵ ər³⁵]
ㄖㄢˊ ㄦˊ
conj.
，
nǐ
[ni²¹⁴]
ㄋ丨ˇ
pron.
bù nénɡ
[pu⁵¹ nəŋ³⁵]
ㄅㄨˋ ㄋㄥˊ
v.
wɑ́n quɑ́n
[uan³⁵ tɕʰyan³⁵]
ㄨㄢˊ ㄑㄩㄢˊ
adj.
xiɑ̄nɡ xìn
[ɕiɑŋ⁵⁵ ɕin⁵¹]
ㄒ丨ㄤ ㄒ丨ㄣˋ
v.
shū běn
[ʂu⁵⁵ pən²¹⁴]
ㄕㄨ ㄅㄣˇ
n.
shɑ̀nɡ
[ʂɑŋ⁵¹]
ㄕㄤˋ
n.
de
[tɤ]
ㄉㄜ
part.
nèi rónɡ
[nei⁵¹ ʐoŋ³⁵]
ㄋㄟˋ ㄖㄨㄥˊ
n.
，
yɑ̀o
[iɑu⁵¹]
丨ㄠˋ
v.
yǒu
[iou²¹⁴]
丨ㄡˇ
v.
zì yǐ
[tsɿ⁵¹ i²¹⁴]
ㄗˋ 丨ˇ
pron.
de
[tɤ]
ㄉㄜ
part.
kɑ̀n fɑ̌
[kʰan⁵¹ fᴀ²¹⁴]
ㄎㄢˋ ㄈㄚˇ
n.
hé
[xɤ³⁵]
ㄏㄜˊ
conj.
pɑ̀n duɑ̀n
[pʰan⁵¹ tuan⁵¹]
ㄆㄢˋ ㄉㄨㄢˋ
n.
。
In addition, after reading an article or a book, you can also write down its main content and your own thoughts. However, you cannot fully trust the content of the book, you must have your own opinions and judgments.
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而

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ér
I
[ər³⁵]
Z
ㄦˊ
conj.

The meaning of 而

表示转折关系。
It can also be used to indicate an adversative relation.

Use 而 in a Sentence

在工作中遇到了问题，男人回到家不喜欢跟妻子说，而女人喜欢跟丈夫说。

zɑ̀i
[tsai⁵¹]
ㄗㄞˋ
prep.
ɡōnɡ zuò
[koŋ⁵⁵ tsuo⁵¹]
ㄍㄨㄥ ㄗㄨㄛˋ
v.
zhōnɡ
[tʂoŋ⁵⁵]
ㄓㄨㄥ
n.
yù dɑ̀o
[y⁵¹ tɑu⁵¹]
ㄩˋ ㄉㄠˋ
v.
le
[lɤ]
ㄌㄜ
part.
wèn tí
[uən⁵¹ tʰi³⁵]
ㄨㄣˋ ㄊ丨ˊ
n.
，
nɑ́n rén
[nan³⁵ ʐən³⁵]
ㄋㄢˊ ㄖㄣˊ
n.
huí dɑ̀o
[xuei³⁵ tɑu⁵¹]
ㄏㄨㄟˊ ㄉㄠˋ
v.
jiɑ̄
[tɕiᴀ⁵⁵]
ㄐ丨ㄚ
n.
bù
[pu⁵¹]
ㄅㄨˋ
adv.
xǐ huɑ̄n
[ɕi²¹⁴ xuan⁵⁵]
ㄒ丨ˇ ㄏㄨㄢ
v.
ɡēn
[kən⁵⁵]
ㄍㄣ
prep.
qī zi
[tɕʰi⁵⁵ tsɿ²]
ㄑ丨 ˙ㄗ
n.
shuō
[ʂuo⁵⁵]
ㄕㄨㄛ
v.
，
ér
[ər³⁵]
ㄦˊ
conj.
nǚ rén
[ny²¹⁴ ʐən³⁵]
ㄋㄩˇ ㄖㄣˊ
n.
xǐ huɑ̄n
[ɕi²¹⁴ xuan⁵⁵]
ㄒ丨ˇ ㄏㄨㄢ
v.
ɡēn
[kən⁵⁵]
ㄍㄣ
prep.
zhɑ̀nɡ fū
[tʂɑŋ⁵¹ fu⁵⁵]
ㄓㄤˋ ㄈㄨ
n.
shuō
[ʂuo⁵⁵]
ㄕㄨㄛ
v.
。
When there is a problem at work, men don't like to talk to their wives when they come home, while women like to talk to their husbands.
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有些人觉得朋友就是能和自己一起快乐的人，而我的理解是：当你遇到困难的时候，真正的朋友会站出来，及时给你帮助。

yǒu xiē
[iou²¹⁴ ɕiɛ⁵⁵]
丨ㄡˇ ㄒ丨ㄝ
pron.
rén
[ʐən³⁵]
ㄖㄣˊ
n.
jué de
[tɕyɛ³⁵ tɤ³]
ㄐㄩㄝˊ ˙ㄉㄜ
v.
pénɡ yǒu
[pʰəŋ³⁵ iou²¹⁴]
ㄆㄥˊ 丨ㄡˇ
n.
jiù shì
[tɕiou⁵¹ ʂʅ⁵¹]
ㄐ丨ㄡˋ ㄕˋ
v.
nénɡ
[nəŋ³⁵]
ㄋㄥˊ
v.
hé
[xɤ³⁵]
ㄏㄜˊ
prep.
zì jǐ
[tsɿ⁵¹ tɕi²¹⁴]
ㄗˋ ㄐ丨ˇ
pron.
yī qǐ
[i⁵⁵ tɕʰi²¹⁴]
丨 ㄑ丨ˇ
n.
kuɑ̀i lè
[kʰuai⁵¹ lɤ⁵¹]
ㄎㄨㄞˋ ㄌㄜˋ
adj.
de
[tɤ]
ㄉㄜ
part.
rén
[ʐən³⁵]
ㄖㄣˊ
n.
，
ér
[ər³⁵]
ㄦˊ
conj.
wǒ
[uo²¹⁴]
ㄨㄛˇ
pron.
de
[tɤ]
ㄉㄜ
part.
lǐ jiě
[li²¹⁴ tɕiɛ²¹⁴]
ㄌ丨ˇ ㄐ丨ㄝˇ
v.
shì
[ʂʅ⁵¹]
ㄕˋ
v.
：
dɑ̄nɡ
[tɑŋ⁵⁵]
ㄉㄤ
prep.
nǐ
[ni²¹⁴]
ㄋ丨ˇ
pron.
yù dɑ̀o
[y⁵¹ tɑu⁵¹]
ㄩˋ ㄉㄠˋ
v.
kùn nɑ́n
[kʰuən⁵¹ nan³⁵]
ㄎㄨㄣˋ ㄋㄢˊ
adj.
de
[tɤ]
ㄉㄜ
part.
shí hòu
[ʂʅ³⁵ xou⁵¹]
ㄕˊ ㄏㄡˋ
n.
，
zhēn zhènɡ
[tʂən⁵⁵ tʂəŋ⁵¹]
ㄓㄣ ㄓㄥˋ
adj.
de
[tɤ]
ㄉㄜ
part.
pénɡ yǒu
[pʰəŋ³⁵ iou²¹⁴]
ㄆㄥˊ 丨ㄡˇ
n.
huì
[xuei⁵¹]
ㄏㄨㄟˋ
v.
zhɑ̀n
[tʂan⁵¹]
ㄓㄢˋ
v.
chū lɑ́i
[tʂʰu⁵⁵ lai³⁵]
ㄔㄨ ㄌㄞˊ
v.
，
jí shí
[tɕi³⁵ ʂʅ³⁵]
ㄐ丨ˊ ㄕˊ
adj.
ɡěi
[kei²¹⁴]
ㄍㄟˇ
prep.
nǐ
[ni²¹⁴]
ㄋ丨ˇ
pron.
bɑ̄nɡ zhù
[pɑŋ⁵⁵ tʂu⁵¹]
ㄅㄤ ㄓㄨˋ
v.
。
Some people think that friends are people who can be happy with them, but my understanding is: when you encounter difficulties, real friends will stand up and help you in time.
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