(ér qiě) - moreover, furthermore, and also in Mandarin

érqiě

Traditional: 而且

HSK 3

#227 of 5,000 Core 1000

Translation

moreover, furthermore, and also

Word origin

The word 而且 combines 而 'and' with 且 'moreover, furthermore', reinforcing addition to mean 'moreover, and also'. 且 in early forms is often read as a stand or ancestral tablet, borrowed for the additive sense.

Origin: compound
Root: 而 (ér, and) + 且 (qiě, moreover)

Stroke order

而

且

Examples

。

He is smart and moreover hardworking.

。

Good-looking and also cheap.

效xiào。

Simple and moreover effective.

善shàn良liáng。

He is clever and also kind.

。

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.

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This word is part of lesson 5.