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HSK 3.0 · 4freq #1,031c
释义Meanings
  1. 1.rather
汉字Characters
ér
and, and then, and yet; but
radical:
shì
to be; indeed, right, yes; okay
radical:
decomp: ⿱日疋
例句Examples
  • 他没有出去,而是坐下了。
    tā méiyǒu chūqù , érshì zuòxia le 。
    He did not go out, but sat down.
    HSK ≤ 4
  • 关键不在穿什么,而是怎么穿。
    guānjiàn bùzài chuān shénme , érshì zěnme chuān 。
    What is the key not to wear, but how to wear.
    HSK ≤ 4
  • 我没给她带花来,而是带来一本书。
    wǒ méi gěi tā dài huālái , érshì dàilái yī běnshū 。
    I did not give her to bring flowers, but bring a book.
    HSK ≤ 4
  • 他不是因为想家,而是因为没钱才回来的。
    tā bùshì yīnwèi xiǎngjiā , érshì yīnwèi méi qián cái huílai de 。
    Because he was not homesick, but because the money was returned.
    HSK ≤ 4
  • 她受人欢迎,不是因为她漂亮,而是因为她人很好。
    tā shòu rén huānyíng , bùshì yīnwèi tā piàoliang , érshì yīnwèi tā rén hěn hào 。
    Her popular, not because she is beautiful, but because she is nice.
    HSK ≤ 4
  • 爱不是要求对方,而是要由自身的付出。
    ài bùshì yāoqiú duìfāng , érshì yào yóu zìshēn de fùchū 。
    Love does not ask for, but rather by its own pay.
    HSK ≤ 5
  • 我们的生活不是由物质,而是由精神来决定的。
    wǒmen de shēnghuó bùshì yóu wùzhì , érshì yóu jīngshén lái juédìng de 。
    Our life is not a substance, but by the spirit to decide.
    HSK ≤ 5
  • 人生重要的不是所站的位置,而是所朝的方向。
    rénshēng zhòngyào de bùshì suǒzhàn de wèizhi , érshì suǒzhāo de fāngxiàng 。
    Life is important is not the location of the station, but the direction is.
    HSK ≤ 5
  • 我要叙述的,不是别人的思想,而是我自己的思想。
    wǒyào xùshù de , bùshì biéren de sīxiǎng , érshì wǒ zìjǐ de sīxiǎng 。
    I want to describe, not someone else's idea, but my own thoughts.
    HSK ≤ 5
  • 人们被记得不是因失败的次数,而是成功的次数。
    rénmen bèi jìde bùshì yīn shībài de cìshù , érshì chénggōng de cìshù 。
    People were not remember the number of times due to failure, but of success.
    HSK ≤ 6
  • 难看的不是人的外貌,而是人的衣服。
    nánkàn de bùshì rén de wàimào , érshì rén de yīfú 。
    Ugly is not a person's appearance, but the person's clothes.
    HSK ≤ 7
  • 通常人们失败并非能力不足,而是不够专注。
    tōngcháng rénmen shībài bìngfēi nénglì bùzú , érshì bùgòu zhuānzhù 。
    Often people fail is not lack of ability, but lack of concentration.
    HSK ≤ 7
  • 我喜欢他不是因为他人好,而是因为他诚实。
    wǒ xǐhuan tā bùshì yīnwèi tārén hào , érshì yīnwèi tā chéngshí 。
    I like him not because of the good of others, but because he is honest.
    HSK ≤ 7
  • 人的价值不取决于他拥有的财产,而是他的人品。
    rén de jiàzhí bù qǔjuéyú tā yōngyǒu de cáichǎn , érshì tā de rénpǐn 。
    Person's value does not depend on property he owns, but his character.
    HSK ≤ 7