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 1 of 22 123…22 Go to page Go 我们是人,而不是圣人。 wǒmen shì rén, ér bùshì shèngrén. We are humans, not saints. Source: CCMatrix为什么是他而不是我? wèishénme shì tā ér bùshì wǒ? Why him and not me? Source: OpenSubtitles问问题,而不是提建议。 wèn wèntí, ér bùshì tí jiànyì. Ask questions rather than offer suggestions. Source: CCMatrix爱是自由,而不是占有。 ài shì zìyóu, ér bùshì zhànyǒu. Love is freedom, not possession. Source: CCMatrix我谋求机会——而非安稳。 wǒ móuqiú jīhuì— ér fēi ānwěn. I seek opportunity — not security. Source: CCMatrix描述目标而不是步骤。 miáoshù mùbiāo ér bùshì bùzhòu. Describe the goal, not the steps. Source: CCMatrix女人是人而不是产品。 nǚrén shì rén ér bùshì chǎnpǐn. Women are people, not products. Source: CCMatrix他只是男友,而不是老公。 tā zhǐshì nányǒu, ér bùshì lǎogōng. He's just a boyfriend, not a husband. Source: CCMatrix他需要我,而我不在那里。 tā xūyào wǒ, ér wǒ bùzài nàli. He needed me and I was not there. Source: CCMatrix我支持的是爱而不是恨。 wǒ zhīchí de shì ài ér bùshì hèn. I support love, not hate. Source: CCMatrix我爱过你,而你背叛了我。 wǒ ài guo nǐ, ér nǐ bèipàn le wǒ. I loved you and you betrayed me. Source: CCMatrix人们会相信我,而不是你。 rénmen huì xiāngxìn wǒ, ér bùshì nǐ. People will believe me, not you. Source: OpenSubtitles你太老了,而我太强大了。 nǐ tài lǎo le, ér wǒ tài qiángdà le. You're too old and I'm too powerful. Source: OpenSubtitles世上书太多,而时间太少。 shìshàng shū tàiduō, ér shíjiān tàishǎo. There are too many books in the world and too little time. Source: CCMatrix为什么我是我而不是你? wèishénme wǒ shì wǒ ér bùshì nǐ? Why am I me and not you? Source: CCMatrix他并没有为了钱而离开。 tā bìng méiyǒu wèile qián ér lí kāi. He didn’t leave for the money. Source: CCMatrix我错了,而你是对的。 wǒ cuò le, ér nǐ shì duì de. I was wrong, and you were right. Source: OpenSubtitles创造是执行,而不是灵感。 chuàngzào shì zhíxíng, ér bùshì línggǎn. Creation is execution, not inspiration. Source: CCMatrix相信我,而不是他们。 xiāngxìn wǒ, ér bùshì tāmen. Trust me, not them. Source: CCMatrix他的呼吸深沉而不均匀。 tā de hūxī shēnchén ér bù jūnyún. His breathing was deep and uneven. Source: CCMatrix 123…22 Go to page Go