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Chinese word

而是

ér shì

rather

Meaning

Definitions are in English.
  • rather

Characters in this word

而ér6 strokesand, and then, and yet是shì9 strokesto be

Common words: 而 · 是

Words

Words with the same first character

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而且而且ér qiě(not only ...) but also; moreover; in addition; furthermore而已而已ér yǐthat's all; nothing more而言而言ér yán(typically preceded by 就…[jiu4 xx5] or 對…|对…[dui4 xx5] etc) as far as ... is concerned; s…而后而后ér hòuafter that; then