2019年2月18日 · [可(A) 而 不可(B)] = [allowed to (A) but not allowed to (B)] Examples: [能喝酒 而 不能抽煙] [可喝酒 而 不可抽煙] 而 also functions as "but" or 'however' when it is in the following structure [(verb) (A) 而 (不 verb) (B)] = [(verb) (A) but (not verb) (B)] Examples: [擅攻 而 不擅守] (good at attack but not good at defend)

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.

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: …

2025年1月20日 · Basically, 而 means follow: “形而上”(earthly) forms follow, imitate, (heavenly) forms. In The Lord's Prayer we have this sentiment expressed the other way around: Thy kingdom come, Thy will be done, On earth as it is in heaven.

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.

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).

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).

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.

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 ...

2019年6月22日 · 而 [读书] = to [read] 为了中华之崛起而读书 = to read for China's rising to prominence. you can omit 'to' in the English sentence and say "read for China's rising to prominence" you can also omit "而" in the Chinese sentence and say "为了中华之崛起读书". 之 = 的. In this context,