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 19 of 22 1…171819202122 Go to page Go 对我而言，国际象棋不是游戏，而是艺术。 duì wǒ éryán, guójìxiàngqí bùshì yóuxì, érshì yìshù. Chess for me is not a game, but an art. Source: CCMatrix他们不是为我工作，而是和我一起工作。 tāmen bùshì wèi wǒ gōngzuò, érshì hé wǒ yīqǐ gōngzuò. They do not work for me, they work with me. Source: CCMatrix对他们来说，音乐不是奢侈品而是必需品。 duì tāmen láishuō, yīnyuè bùshì shēchǐpǐn érshì bìxūpǐn. For them, music is not a luxury, but a necessity. Source: CCMatrix你必须知道忍耐不是懦弱而是一种美德。 nǐ bìxū zhīdao rěnnài bùshì nuòruò érshì yīzhǒng měidé. You must know that patience is not cowardice, but a virtue. Source: UM-Corpus: News幽默不是一种情绪，而是看待世界的方式。 yōumò bùshì yīzhǒng qíngxù, érshì kàndài shìjiè de fāngshì. Humor is not a mood but a way of looking at the world. Source: CCMatrix你不是在发现自己，而是在重新创造自己。 nǐ bùshì zài fāxiàn zìjǐ, érshì zài chóngxīn chuàngzào zìjǐ. You're not discovering yourself, but recreating yourself. Source: CCMatrix他早已经不是那个追赶者，而是被追赶者。 tā zǎoyǐ jīng bùshì nàge zhuīgǎn zhě, érshì bèi zhuīgǎn zhě. He was no longer the pursuer, but the pursued. Source: CCMatrix突然之间，我不再是熊，而是大声尖叫的人类！ tūrán zhījiān, wǒ bùzài shì xióng, érshì dàshēng jiānjiào de rénlèi! All of a sudden, I was no longer a bear, but a screaming human! Source: CCMatrix他不是一个自愿的参与者，而是一个受害者。 tā bùshì yīge zìyuàn de cānyùzhě, érshì yīge shòuhàizhě. He was not a willing participant, but a victim. Source: CCMatrix动物们没有被关在笼子里，而是自由地游荡。 dòngwù men méiyǒu bèi guān zài lóngzi li, érshì zìyóu de yóudàng. The animals are not kept in cages, but roam around freely. Source: CCMatrix效果不是一加一等于二，而是一加一等于五。 xiàoguǒ bùshì yī jiā yī děngyú èr, érshì yī jiā yī děngyú wǔ. The effect is not one plus one equals two, but one plus one equals five. Source: CCMatrix我认为：人，生来不是为了工作，而是为了生活。 wǒ rènwéi: rén, shēnglái bùshì wèile gōngzuò, érshì wèile shēnghuó. I believe that people are not born to work, but to live. Source: CCMatrix要是刀柄不是用骨头做的，而是别的东西呢？ yàoshi dāobǐng bùshì yòng gūtou zuò de, érshì biéde dōngxi ne? What if the handle was not made of bone but something else? Source: OpenSubtitles他的脸上已不是惨白，而是变成了病态的红。 tā de liǎn shang yǐ bùshì cǎnbái, érshì biàn chéng le bìngtài de hóng. His face was no longer pale but a sickly red. Source: CCMatrix等待不是为了你能回来，而是找个借口不离开。 děngdài bùshì wèile nǐ néng huílai, érshì zhǎo ge jiè kǒu bù lí kāi. Waiting is not for you to come back, but to find an excuse not to leave. Source: CCMatrix我们不是在赌一匹特定的马，而是赌整个比赛。 wǒmen bùshì zài dǔ yī pǐ tèdìng de mǎ, érshì dǔ zhěnggè bǐsài. We are not betting on a particular horse but on the entire race. Source: CCMatrix这不是因为你缺乏自信，而是因为你憎恨冲突。 zhè bùshì yīnwèi nǐ quēfá zìxìn, érshì yīnwèi nǐ zēnghèn chōngtū. This is not because you lack self-confidence, but because you hate conflict. Source: CCMatrix他没有给我打电话，而是决定给他叔叔打电话。 tā méiyǒu gěi wǒ dǎ diànhuà, érshì juédìng gěi tā shūshu dǎ diànhuà. Instead of calling me, he decided to call his uncle. Source: CCMatrix不是你说的话，而是你做的事情，决定了你是谁。 bùshì nǐ shuō de huà, érshì nǐ zuò de shìqing, juédìng le nǐ shì shéi. It's not what you say, but rather what you do, that determines who you are. Source: CCMatrix我能听到的最大的噪音不是下面的交通而是风。 wǒ néng tīng dào de zuìdà de zàoyīn bùshì xiàmian de jiāotōng érshì fēng. The loudest noise I can hear is not the traffic below, but the wind. Source: CCMatrix 1…171819202122 Go to page Go
