The first 而, in '學而時習之' (xue2 er2 shi2 xi2 zhi1, which means 'learn something and, in the meanwhile, you go over once in a while') shows us 而 with a sense of 'connection', though a little increase here, because you learn it, good, and going over it, em, even nicer.

2015年5月30日 · 由 is "from"/而 is "and then". 由X而Y is used to described a continuous evolution (verb Y) from one state (noun X) to another. Per your own example it is an evolution from being white to turning red (红 is being used as a verb here).

2019年2月18日 · Okay, I understand that 可是 and 然而 are more literal while 但是 and 不过 are more colloquial but I don't exactly understand what the difference between 可是 and 然而 or 但是 and 不过 is ("however" pretty much means the same thing as "but" except it's a little more formal).

2017年9月10日 · "因 A 而 B" could be translated to "B as(or for) the reason A". Compare with "because" and "as", I opt for "as" because "as" usually expresses the more casual reasoning than "because". The translation for the whole sentence might be: …

2013年7月27日 · 和 means 'and', and so does 而. What is the difference between the two. I also know that 而 means 'but', and the second question is what is the difference between 而 and 但. Give me an example sentence, please.

2016年5月8日 · “而” is more like an "and" than a "then" - however, it is more specific and narrow because it further indicates transcendence, or moving beyond the expectations of discourse. In that sense, it's much more like "moreover" - so whether one uses it as "and," "also," "but," "however," or any other sense, it always has that meaning of saying ...

2018年2月28日 · a而b且c = 即a又b又c = 又a又b又c = 不仅a而且b还很c Moreover, if you want to describe something with more than 3 modifiers, the common way in Chinese is, first we make sure there are even numbers of adjectives/adverbs, and then group them by 2, and then follow a pattern of either 对偶( two groups) or 排比( three groups or more).

2022年12月1日 · Here, 而 is a conjunction between two phrases. The leading phase is the goal/cause, and the following phase is a logical action that enables one to achieve/satisfy the goal/cause. For example: "为了大好前程而努力" - "Try hard for (the sake of) a better future." The leading phase is "大好前程" (the goal/cause), and the following ...

2016年5月11日 · "而" is normally not used in the sense of "and" in modern Chinese. It usually denotes "but", "yet". I'd say "和" "与" and "跟" are largely interchangeable in daily usage, with "与" being slightly more literal. "跟" is not really "vulgar". It's just another way to express "and" without necessarily any special/baser meaning on its own.

而 is not used as and here, but as a result;with the result that;thus. 因A而B is a common usage; 因 is used to emphasize that A is the cause, 而 is used to represent that B is the result. You can also use 因为 or 由于 instead of 因 in this usage.