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Radical而

Strokes6

HSK 4

Definitions

conj

and
as well as
and so
but (not)
yet (not)

part

(indicates causal relation)
(indicates change of state)
(indicates contrast)

Examples

伟大而艰巨的任务

wěi dà ér jiān jù de rèn wu

A great and arduous task

战而胜之

zhàn ér shèng zhī

Fight and defeat it/them

取而代之

qǔ ér dài zhī

Take and replace it; substitute for it

Strokes: 6HSK 4Frequency #418Verified

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