而 ér néng

1. ér conjunction and / as well as / but (not) / yet (not)
   Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语 , Subdomain: Function Words 虚词 , Concept: Coordination 并列
   Notes: 而 is commonly used to join adjectives, adjective phrases, or verbs; in the sense of 和 or 与 (Guoyu '而' conj 1; Rouzer 2007, p. 13)
2. ér noun Kangxi radical 126
   Domain: Radicals 部首
   Notes: (ABC back cover; GHC p. 7; Guoyu '而' n 2)
3. ér pronoun you
   Domain: Classical Chinese 古文 , Subdomain: Function Words 虚词 , Concept: Personal Pronoun 人称代词
   Notes: 而 was used as the singular second person pronoun 你 in Literary Chinese (Guoyu '而' pronoun 1; Pulleyblank 1995, p. 77).
4. ér conjunction not only ... but also .... / ... as well as ... / moreover / in addition / furthermore
   Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语 , Subdomain: Function Words 虚词 , Concept: Correlative 关联词
   Notes: 而 is synonymous with 而且 in this sense, expressing a connecting relationship (Guoyu '而' conj 2)
5. ér conjunction right away / then
   Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语 , Subdomain: Function Words 虚词
   Notes: 而 is synonymous with 就 or 才 in this sense, expressing a sequentional relationship (Guoyu '而' conj 3)
6. ér conjunction but / yet / however / while / nevertheless
   Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语 , Subdomain: Function Words 虚词 , Concept: Correlative 关联词
   Notes: 而 is synonymous with 但是 in this sense, expressing a contrasting relationship (Guoyu '而' conj 6)
7. ér conjunction if / in case / in the event that
   Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语 , Subdomain: Function Words 虚词 , Concept: Correlative 关联词
   Notes: 而 is synonymous with 如果 in this sense, expressing hypothesis or conjecture in Literary Chinese. It is comparatively rare in this sense (Guoyu '而' conj 4; Pulleyblank 1995, p. 150).
8. ér conjunction therefore / as a result / thus
   Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语 , Subdomain: Function Words 虚词 , Concept: Correlative 关联词
   Notes: 而 is synonymous with 因而 or 所以 in this sense, expressing cause and effect (Guoyu '而' conj 5)
9. ér conjunction how can it be that?
   Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语 , Subdomain: Function Words 虚词
   Notes: 而 is synonymous with 难道 or 岂 in this sense, expressing doubt in a rhetorical question (Guoyu '而' conj 7)
10. ér particle so as to
    Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语 , Subdomain: Function Words 虚词
    Notes: 而 is synonymous with 以 in this sense (Guoyu '而' prep 2)
11. ér adverb only then
    Domain: Classical Chinese 古文
    Notes: In the sense of 才 (Guoyu '而' adv 1)
12. ér verb as if / to seem like
    Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语 , Subdomain: Function Words 虚词
    Notes: 而 is synonymous with 好像 or 犹 in this sense (Guoyu '而' adv 2)
13. néng verb can / able
    Domain: Classical Chinesee 古文 , Subdomain: Function Words 虚词
    Notes: In the sense of 能 or 可以 (Guoyu '而' v 2)
14. ér noun whiskers on the cheeks / sideburns
    Domain: Classical Chinese 古文
    Notes: (Guoyu '而' n 1)
15. ér pronoun me
    Domain: Classical Chinese 古文 , Subdomain: Function Words 虚词 , Concept: Personal Pronoun 人称代词
    Notes: 而 was used as the singular first person pronoun 我 in Literary Chinese (Guoyu '而' pronoun 2)
16. ér verb to arrive / up to
    Domain: Classical Chinese 古文
    Notes: In the sense of 至 or 到 (Guoyu '而' v 1)
17. ér preposition possessive
    Domain: Classical Chinese 古文
    Notes: In the sense of 之 or 的 (Guoyu '而' prep 1)

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