而且

Character by character

• 而ér6 strokesHSK 2and; and then; and yet; but; Kangxi radical 126
• 且qiě5 strokesHSK 2moreover, also (post-subject); about to, will soon (pre-verb)

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Example sentences

• 我结婚了，而且有两个孩子。

  Wǒ jié hūn le ér qiě yǒu liǎng gè hái zi

  I am married and have two children.

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• 我不能去那里，而且我根本不想去。

  Wǒ bù néng qù nà li ér qiě wǒ gēn běn bù xiǎng qù

  I can't go, nor do I want to.

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Words with the same characters

These words share at least one character with 而且. Reading them together is how the character starts to stick — the same characters in a different context.

• 而érHSK 4

  and; as well as; and so; but (not); yet (not); (indicates causal relation); (indicates change of state); (indicates contrast)

• 并且bìng qiěHSK 3

  and; besides; moreover; furthermore; in addition

• 而是ér shìHSK 4

  rather

• 而已ér yǐHSK 7

  that's all; nothing more

• 然而rán érHSK 4

  however; yet; but

• 且qiěHSK 7

  and; moreover; yet; for the time being; to be about to; both (... and...)

• 反而fǎn érHSK 4

  on the contrary; instead

• 从而cóng érHSK 5

  thus; thereby

• 因而yīn érHSK 5

  therefore; as a result; thus; and as a result, ...

• 况且kuàng qiěHSK 7

  moreover; besides; in addition; furthermore

• 显而易见xiǎn ér yì jiànHSK 7

  clearly and easy to see (idiom); obviously; clearly; it goes without saying

• 脱颖而出tuō yǐng ér chūHSK 7

  to reveal one's talent (idiom); to rise above others; to distinguish oneself

• 自然而然zì rán ér ránHSK 7

  involuntary; automatically

• 进而jìn érHSK 7

  and then (what follows next)

• 轻而易举qīng ér yì jǔHSK 7

  easy; with no difficulty

• 时而shí érHSK 6

  occasionally; from time to time

• 取而代之qǔ ér dài zhīHSK 7

  (idiom) to replace; to supersede; to take its (or her etc) place

• 脱口而出tuō kǒu ér chūHSK 7

  to blurt out; to let slip (an indiscreet remark)

• 总而言之zǒng ér yán zhīHSK 7

  in short; in a word; in brief

• 继而jì érHSK 7

  then; afterwards

• 可想而知kě xiǎng ér zhīHSK 7

  it is obvious that...; as one can well imagine...

• 暂且zàn qiě

  for now; for the time being; temporarily

• 不得而知bù dé ér zhīHSK 7

  unknown; unable to find out

• 不言而喻bù yán ér yù

  it goes without saying; it is self-evident