Chinese Character 而 (ji4 | er2 neng2) : but; and, also; otherwise

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ji4 er2 neng2
[1] accordingly; otherwise [2] and yet; but; nevertheless [3] you [4] on the condition that; supposing that; if [5] and; also Stroke count: 6 Level: 2 Radical: 而 (#126)
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This character was last edited on 12th Apr 2008
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而家 ji4 gaa1 er2 jia1 = now; this moment粵反而 faan2 ji4 fan3 er2 = on the contrary 而今 ji4 gam1 er2 jin1 = now, at the present time 而且 ji4 ce2 er2 qie3 = but also; furthermore; anyways 然而 jin4 ji4 ran2 er2 = but; however國似是而非 ci5 si6 ji4 fei1 si4 shi4 er2 fei1 = (stock phrase) looks right, but is actually not 時而 si4 ji4 shi2 er2 = occasionally 不言而喻 bat1 jin4 ji4 jyu6 bu4 yan2 er2 yu4 = it goes without saying 不辭而別 bat1 ci4 ji4 bit6 bu4 ci2 er2 bie2 = to leave without saying goodbye 一哄而散 jat1 hung6 ji4 saan3 yi1 hong1 er2 san4 = (idiom) disperse in confusion See all 58 compounds
Showing all 9 examples containing 而而家幾點鐘? 而家係三點三個字。粵 edit What time is it now? It's a quarter past three. 我哋而家出門[口] 粵 edit We're leaving now. [literally, "We're going out the front door now." - the 口 is optional.] 我而家要決定。粵 edit I have to decide now. 咁遠我唔去囉, 何況而家落緊雨粵 edit I won't go that far away; moreover, it's raining now. 啲蚊零舍毒，咬嚫啲蚊赧到而家都未消粵 edit These mosquitoes especially potent as the swellings from their bites have yet to subside. 啱換咗嘅新門鎖反而重𣲷粵 edit The newly changed door lock is unexpectedly not as smooth as the old one. 我做呢份工唔係為錢而係為自己開心。粵 edit I do this job not for the money, but rather for my happiness. 我做這份工作不是為錢而是為自己開心。國 edit I do this job not for the money, but rather for my happiness. 而家噉嘅情況佢重有心情去游山玩水? 粵 edit He still has the mood to go for sightseeing at a time like this? Legend 國 : Written Chinese only 粵 : Spoken Cantonese only

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