Character data
HSK
3
FREQUENCY
36th character
RADICAL
⽽ (126.0)
STROKES
6
INDEX #
392
Character data
| HSK | 3 |
| Frequency | 36th character |
| Radical | ⽽ (126.0) |
| Strokes | 6 |
| Index # | 392 |
Definitions
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Stroke order
Words containing 而
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secret; confidential; hush-hush
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focus on small things, miss the big issue
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focus on small things, miss the big issue
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rise suddenly; emerge as a new power
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to sit on the ground or the floor (idiom)
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to sleep on the ground (idiom)
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to be honest, ...
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luckily; by good fortune
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China Mass Media International Advertising Corp
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China Mass Media International Advertising Corp
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poised to act but holding back
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to pull the bow without shooting (idiom from Mencius); ready and waiting for action
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to make one's bed then lie on it
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metaphysics
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to wait for a good offer
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to lose what one has just obtained (idiom)
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to lose what one has just obtained (idiom)
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faithful unto death (i.e. Confucian ban on widow remarrying)
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fig. to appear unexpectedly; out of the blue
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thus; thereby
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the will is there, but not the strength (idiom)
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suddenly; now (..., now...)
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to glare at
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to glare at
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a kind act that costs nothing
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