而 ér HSK2 and Definitions Defs Origin Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents Showing: but 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. 434 sentences for 而 (ér — but) — page 9 of 22 1…7891011…22 Go to page Go 他看起来更像他的父亲，而不是他的母亲。 tā kànqilai gèng xiàng tā de fùqīn, ér bùshì tā de mǔqīn. He looks more like his father than his mother. Source: CCMatrix她声言那只戒指是被偷的，而不是遗失的。 tā shēngyán nà zhī jièzhi shì bèi tōu de, ér bùshì yíshī de. She claimed that the ring was stolen, not lost. Source: UM-Corpus: Spoken我把我的时间用来思考未来，而不是过去。 wǒ bǎ wǒde shíjiān yòng lái sīkǎo wèilái, ér bùshì guòqù. I spend my time thinking about the future, not the past. Source: CCMatrix你的过错应该成为你的动力，而不是借口。 nǐ de guòcuò yīnggāi chéngwéi nǐ de dònglì, ér bùshì jiè kǒu. Your mistakes should be your motivation, not your excuse. Source: CCMatrix有人付钱给你为他们工作，而他们是老板。 yǒu rén fù qián gěi nǐ wèi tāmen gōngzuò, ér tāmen shì lǎobǎn. Someone pays you to do work for them, and they’re the boss. Source: CCMatrix个人资料是两天前创建的，而不是十年前。 gèrén zīliào shì liǎng tiān qián chuàngjiàn de, ér bùshì shí niánqián. The profile was created two days ago, not ten years ago. Source: OpenSubtitles她有个秘密要瞒着家人，而她也善于保密。 tā yǒu ge mìmì yào mán zhe jiārén, ér tā yě shànyú bǎo mì. She has a secret to keep from her family, and she is good at keeping secrets. Source: CCMatrix有些学生在唱歌跳舞，而另一些则在吃喝。 yǒuxiē xuésheng zài chàng gē tiào wǔ, ér lìng yīxiē zé zài chīhē. Some students were dancing and singing while others were eating and drinking. Source: UM-Corpus: Education新的皮肤细胞在几天而不是几周内形成。 xīn de pífū xìbāo zài jǐtiān ér bùshì jǐ zhōu nèi xíng chéng. New skin cells form in days rather than weeks. Source: CCMatrix他只花了30天时间写剧本，而拍摄只持续了90天。 tā zhǐ huā le30 tiān shíjiān xiě jùběn, ér pāishè zhǐ chíxù le90 tiān. It took him only 30 days to write the script, and the shoot lasted only 90 days. Source: CCMatrix技术应该让你的工作更轻松，而不是更复杂。 jìshù yīnggāi ràng nǐ de gōngzuò gèng qīngsōng, ér bùshì gèng fùzá. Technology should make your job easier, not more complex. Source: CCMatrix但是，你需要吃柠檬的果肉，而不仅仅是果汁。 dànshì, nǐ xūyào chī níngméng de guǒròu, ér bùjǐnjǐn shì guǒzhī. However, you need to eat the pulp of the lemon, not just the juice. Source: CCMatrix为什么有些动物肢体能再生而人却不能呢？ wèishénme yǒuxiē dòngwù zhītǐ néng zàishēng ér rén què bùnéng ne? Why can some animals regenerate limbs but humans cannot? Source: CCMatrix他似乎一点也不为差点被撞倒在地而难过。 tā sìhū yīdiǎn yě bù wèi chàdiǎn bèi zhuàng dǎo zài dì ér nánguò. He didn't seem at all upset at being almost knocked to the ground. Source: CCMatrix我们学习倾听自己的想法，而不会陷入其中。 wǒmen xuéxí qīngtīng zìjǐ de xiǎngfa, ér bùhuì xiànrù qízhōng. We learn to listen to our own thoughts without being caught up in them. Source: CCMatrix阴谋理论以连接明显不相关的事件而闻名。 yīnmóu lǐlùn yǐ liánjiē míngxiǎn bù xiāngguān de shìjiàn ér wénmíng. Conspiracy theories are known for connecting apparently unrelated events. Source: CCMatrix较大的车辆可能太宽而无法实际穿过树木。 jiàodà de chēliàng kěnéng tài kuān ér wúfǎ shíjì chuān guò shùmù. Larger vehicles may be too wide to actually drive through the trees. Source: CCMatrix不要试图把你的logo放在右上角而不是左上方。 bùyào shìtú bǎ nǐ delogo fàng zài yòushàng jiǎo ér bùshì zuǒshàngfāng. Don’t try to put your logo in the top right corner instead of the top left. Source: CCMatrix不要因为冬天的寒冷而失去对春天的希望。 bùyào yīnwèi dōngtiān de hánlěng ér shīqù duì chūntiān de xīwàng. Don't lose hope for spring because of the cold winter. Source: CCMatrix我们想要更多，而我们拥有的东西永远不够。 wǒmen xiǎngyào gèngduō, ér wǒmen yōngyǒu de dōngxi yǒngyuǎn bùgòu. We want more, and what we have is never enough. Source: CCMatrix 1…7891011…22 Go to page Go
