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
| 而 ér |
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Stroke order
Words containing 而
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to act according to the situation (idiom)
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try even when you know you will fail
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press on though doomed to fail
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to know that it is so but not why it is so (idiom)
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back off when it’s too hard; know when to quit
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to break the door down and enter (idiom)
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to keep sth secret; to withhold information
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to return empty-handed; to fail to win anything
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to return empty-handed; to fail to win anything
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fig. to kill the goose that lays the golden eggs
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to smile but say nothing
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to smile but say nothing
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going from there to lower grades (idiom)
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to put it briefly; in a nutshell
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to end then start again; to go in cycles
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end returns to start; cycle repeats
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to keep together; to stay together (of a group)
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to keep together; to stay together (of a group)
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in short; in brief; in a word
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then; afterwards
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fig. to find a way out of an impasse
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everyone rises to attack; all oppose strongly
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come trippingly
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to expect in a short time (idiom)
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to expect in a short time (idiom)
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