而且 - Mandarin word #227

而且

érqiě

Traditional: 而且

HSK 3

#227 of 5,000 Core 1000

Translation

moreover, furthermore, and also

Stroke order

而

且

。

He is smart and moreover hardworking.

宜yí。

Good-looking and also cheap.

效xiào。

Simple and moreover effective.

善shàn良liáng。

He is clever and also kind.

餐cān厅tīng宜yí。

This restaurant is cheap and the food is tasty.

而且 (ér qiě) means moreover, furthermore, and also. It is used as a conjunction in everyday Mandarin speech.

并

and also, moreover, furthermore

但是

but, however (formal)

而

and, but, yet (literary)

还是

or, still, had better

可是

but, however, yet

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This word is part of lesson 5.