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而且

ér qiě · er qie

Same in simplified and traditional Chinese

HSK 2Old HSK 3

Meaning

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  1. (not only ...) but also
  2. moreover
  3. in addition
  4. furthermore
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Why bike?

  1. Liangliang

    你(nǐ)怎么(zěnme)每天(měitiān)骑车(qíchē)上班(shàngbān)？

    Why do you ride a bike to work every day?

  2. Dengdeng

    骑车(qíchē)很(hěn)快(kuài)，而且(érqiě)不(bù)堵车(dǔchē)。

    It's fast, and there are no traffic jams.

  3. Liangliang

    可是(kěshì)夏天(xiàtiān)很(hěn)热(rè)。

    But summer is hot.

  4. Dengdeng

    对(duì)，而且(érqiě)冬天(dōngtiān)很(hěn)冷(lěng)。

    Yes, and winter is cold.

  5. Liangliang

    那(nà)你(nǐ)为什么(wèishénme)还(hái)骑(qí)？

    Then why do you still ride?

  6. Dengdeng

    其实(qíshí)我(wǒ)的(de)地铁卡(dìtiěkǎ)丢(diū)了(le)。

    Actually, I lost my subway card.

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

丽(lì)萨(sà)不(bú)但(dàn)会(huì)说(shuō)英(yīng)文(wén)，而(ér)且(qiě)会(huì)说(shuō)法(fǎ)文(wén)。

Lisa speaks not only English but also French.

Tatoeba: Chinese by GlossaMatik · English by CN · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

这(zhè)家(jiā)餐(cān)厅(tīng)的(de)菜(cài)好(hǎo)吃(chī)，而(ér)且(qiě)价(jià)格(gé)也(yě)不(bú)贵(guì)。

The food at this restaurant is delicious, and the prices aren't expensive either.

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而
ér

and; as well as

且
qiě

and; moreover

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