| 1 | 而 | 而 | ér | er2 | and; as well as; and so; but (not); yet (not); (indicates causal relation); (indicates change of state); (indicates contrast) | | |
| 2 | 而且 | 而且 | ér qiě | er2 qie3 | (not only ...) but also; moreover; in addition; furthermore | | |
| 3 | 然而 | 然而 | rán ér | ran2 er2 | however; yet; but | | |
| 4 | 因而 | 因而 | yīn ér | yin1 er2 | therefore; as a result; thus; and as a result, ... | | |
| 5 | 而是 | 而是 | ér shì | er2 shi4 | rather | | |
| 6 | 从而 | 從而 | cóng ér | cong2 er2 | thus; thereby | | |
| 7 | 反而 | 反而 | fǎn ér | fan3 er2 | instead; on the contrary; contrary (to expectations) | | |
| 8 | 而已 | 而已 | ér yǐ | er2 yi3 | that's all; nothing more | | |
| 9 | 进而 | 進而 | jìn ér | jin4 er2 | and then (what follows next) | | |
| 10 | 时而 | 時而 | shí ér | shi2 er2 | occasionally; from time to time | | |
| 11 | 而后 | 而後 | ér hòu | er2 hou4 | after that; then | | |
| 12 | 形而上学 | 形而上學 | xíng ér shàng xué | xing2 er2 shang4 xue2 | metaphysics | | |
| 13 | 而言 | 而言 | ér yán | er2 yan2 | with regard to (preceding phrase) | | |
| 14 | 忽而 | 忽而 | hū ér | hu1 er2 | suddenly; now (..., now...) | | |
| 15 | 而今 | 而今 | ér jīn | er2 jin1 | now; at the present (time) | | |
| 16 | 幸而 | 幸而 | xìng ér | xing4 er2 | by good fortune; luckily | | |
| 17 | 应运而生 | 應運而生 | yìng yùn ér shēng | ying4 yun4 er2 sheng1 | to emerge to meet a historic destiny (idiom); to arise at an opportune time; able to take advantage of an opportunity; to rise to the occasion | | |
| 18 | 自然而然 | 自然而然 | zì rán ér rán | zi4 ran2 er2 ran2 | involuntary; automatically | | |
| 19 | 不约而同 | 不約而同 | bù yuē ér tóng | bu4 yue1 er2 tong2 | to agree by chance (idiom); taking the same action without prior consultation | | |
| 20 | 总而言之 | 總而言之 | zǒng ér yán zhī | zong3 er2 yan2 zhi1 | in short; in a word; in brief | | |
| 21 | 转而 | 轉而 | zhuǎn ér | zhuan3 er2 | to turn to (sth else); to switch to | | |
| 22 | 久而久之 | 久而久之 | jiǔ ér jiǔ zhī | jiu3 er2 jiu3 zhi1 | over time; as time passes; in the fullness of time | | |
| 23 | 显而易见 | 顯而易見 | xiǎn ér yì jiàn | xian3 er2 yi4 jian4 | clearly and easy to see (idiom); obviously; clearly; it goes without saying | | |
| 24 | 可想而知 | 可想而知 | kě xiǎng ér zhī | ke3 xiang3 er2 zhi1 | it is obvious that...; as one can well imagine... | | |
| 25 | 笑而不语 | 笑而不語 | xiào ér bù yǔ | xiao4 er2 bu4 yu3 | to smile but say nothing | | |