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而且

ér qiě

Old HSK 3 HSK 3.0 level 3 2-character word

而且 (ér qiě) means "(not only ...) but also". It is an HSK 3.0 level 3 word, and was HSK 3 in the old six-level list.

What 而且 means

1. (not only ...) but also
2. moreover; in addition; furthermore

How 而且 is used in grammar

而且 is a grammar word. Each link goes to its own section: what it does in that pattern, the structure, three example sentences with pinyin, and the mistake to avoid.

• Conjunctions: 或者、不过、但是、而且、如果、虽然、只要 (HSK 2)
• 不但…而且…: not only…but also (HSK 4)

The official HSK 3.0 grammar outline lists it at level 3, conjunctions (连接分句或句子).

The characters in 而且

• 而érand; as well as; and so
• 且qiěand; moreover; yet

Example sentences

• 天气很冷，而且风很大。
  It was cold, and in addition, it was windy.
• 他很聪明，而且他很帅。
  He's very smart, and he's handsome too.
• 她不但漂亮，而且聪明。
  She is as clever as she is beautiful.
• 她很烦人，而且很自私。
  She's annoying and selfish.
• 她会唱歌而且舞跳得很美。
  Tā huì chànggē érqiě wǔ tiào dehěn měi.
  She can sing and dance beautifully.
• 我有钱，我胖而且我快乐。
  I am rich, fat and happy.

Where 而且 is taught

In the GraphChinese course it is part of Connectors, Conjunctions & Key Adverbs (HSK 3), each one a topic in the dependency graph of HSK 1–6 that opens only once its prerequisites are solid.

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• Every HSK 3 word, with the rest of its level.
• The four tones and the neutral tone, to read ér qiě correctly.
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