而 ér HSK2 and Definitions Defs Origin Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents Showing: All meanings (6) All meanings 1,608 ér 1,608 [adverbial linker] 446but 434[suffix] 404and 279[resultative linker] 44to 14 Some sentences contain multiple meanings of 而, so totals are smaller than the sum of items. 1,608 sentences — page 69 of 81 1…6768697071…81 Go to page Go 女权主义不是别的,而是平等。 nǚquánzhǔyì bùshì biéde, érshì píngděng. Feminism is nothing but equality. Source: CCMatrix事实上,他没有生气而是担心。 shìshíshang, tā méiyǒu shēng qì érshì dān xīn. In fact, he was not angry but worried. Source: CCMatrix我们不是他们的顾客,而是产品。 wǒmen bùshì tāmen de gùkè, érshì chǎnpǐn. We are not their customers; we are their product. Source: CCMatrix他没有左转,而是径直开向河边。 tā méiyǒu zuǒzhuǎn, érshì jìngzhí kāi xiàng hébiān. Instead of turning left, he drove straight ahead towards the river. Source: UM-Corpus: Education我不是在请求你,而是在命令你。 wǒ bùshì zài qǐngqiú nǐ, érshì zài mìnglìng nǐ. I am not asking you, I am ordering you. Source: CCMatrix他不是我的儿子,而是我的侄子。 tā bùshì wǒde érzi, érshì wǒde zhízi. He is not my son, but my nephew. Source: CCMatrix我不是你的客人,而是你的犯人。 wǒ bùshì nǐ de kèren, érshì nǐ de fànrén. I'm not your guest, I am your prisoner. Source: AI Challenger 2017热狗不是起源于美国,而是德国。 règǒu bùshì qǐyuán yú měiguó, érshì déguó. The hot dog did not originate in the United States, but in Germany. Source: UM-Corpus: Spoken我们并不是受害者,而是创造者。 wǒmen bìngbùshì shòuhàizhě, érshì chuàngzàozhě. We are not victims but creators. Source: CCMatrix我去过那里,不是一次而是两次。 wǒ qù guo nàli, bùshì yīcì érshì liǎng cì. I’ve been there not once, but twice. Source: CCMatrix他不是我的负担,而是我的安慰。 tā bùshì wǒde fùdān, érshì wǒde ānwèi. He is not my burden, but my comfort. Source: CCMatrix问题并非在于学习,而是在于忘却。 wèntí bìngfēi zàiyú xuéxí, érshì zàiyú wàngquè. The problem is not about learning but about forgetting. Source: CCMatrix他不是一个领导,而是一个追随者。 tā bùshì yīge lǐngdǎo, érshì yīge zhuīsuízhě. He is not a leader, but a follower. Source: CCMatrix生活并不是线性的,而是周期性的。 shēnghuó bìng bùshì xiànxìng de, érshì zhōuqīxìng de. Life is not linear but cyclical. Source: CCMatrix文化不是你说什么,而是你做什么。 wénhuà bùshì nǐ shuō shénme, érshì nǐ zuò shénme. Culture is not what you say, but what you do. Source: CCMatrix篮球不是个人运动,而是团队运动。 lánqiú bùshì gèrén yùndòng, érshì tuánduì yùndòng. Basketball is not an individual sport, but is a team sport. Source: CCMatrix问题不是缺乏数据,而是错误的数据。 wèntí bùshì quēfá shùjù, érshì cuòwù de shùjù. The problem is not the lack of data, but the wrong data. Source: CCMatrix跳舞并不是被动的,而是十分主动的。 tiàowǔ bìng bùshì bèidòng de, érshì shífēn zhǔdòng de. Dancing is not passive, it is very active. Source: CCMatrix速度不一定是关键,而是力量和韧性。 sùdù bù yīdìng shì guānjiàn, érshì lìliang hé rènxìng. Speed isn’t necessarily the key, but rather strength and resilience. Source: CCMatrix干冰不是冰,而是二氧化碳的固体形式。 gānbīng bùshì bīng, érshì èryǎnghuàtàn de gùtǐ xíngshì. Dry ice is not ice, but a solid form of carbon dioxide. Source: CCMatrix 1…6768697071…81 Go to page Go