而是(ér shì): rather
HSK 42 characters
rather
Character breakdown
2 characters · plays one at a time
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Word information
- Pinyin
- ér shì
- Meaning
- rather
- HSK level
- HSK 4
- Characters
- 2
- Traditional
- Same
Related words
Common words sharing a character with 而是 — tap one to open its word page.
yī一gài概ér而lùn论
HSK 7-9to lump different matters together (idiom)
bù不dé得ér而zhī知
HSK 7-9unknown
yī一hǒng哄ér而sàn散
to disperse in confusion (idiom)
yī一hǒng哄ér而qǐ起
(of a group of people) to rush into action
yī一sǎo扫ér而guāng光
see 一扫而空
yī一sǎo扫ér而kōng空
(idiom) to make a clean sweep of; to clean out
yī一huī挥ér而jiù就
to finish (a letter, a painting) at a stroke
yī一yōng拥ér而shàng上
to swarm around
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