yǐ'ér

soon afterward

  • created sense approved 已而 · yǐ'ér · soon afterward — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    已而

    yǐ'ér

    soon afterward

    soon afterward; shortly after; later on

    已 (literal) → 已 · yǐ · afterward 而 (bound) → 而 · ér · [suffix]

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  • created sense approved 已而 · yǐ'ér · forget it — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    已而

    yǐ'ér

    forget it

    to stop or give up; an expression meaning "that is all" or "let it be"; giving up one's vain pursuit

    已 (literal) → 已 · yǐ · to stop 而 (bound) → 而 · ér · [suffix]

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