E Chinese Grammar Advanced

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Pinyin E

  1. 对...而言 (for / as far as...is concerned) éryán 对...而言 (duì...éryán) means 'for...' or 'as far as...is concerned.' It introduces a specific perspective or standpoint from which a statem...
  2. 因⋯⋯而 (because...therefore) ér The pattern 因(为)⋯⋯而 connects a cause to its resulting action or state. The word 而 (ér) functions as a conjunction linking the reason intr...
  3. 而已 (that's all) éryǐ The particle 而已 (éryǐ) is placed at the end of a sentence to express that something is nothing more than what was stated. It conveys 'tha...