HSK 3 · Function Words

而且 érqiě “moreover” in Chinese

Same in Traditional

What 而且 means

  1. moreover
  2. in addition
  3. as well as
  4. (not only …) but also
  5. furthermore

How to say 而且

  • Pitch chart of the second tone: rises from mid to high, 3 to 5 on the five-level scale而ér2nd tone, rising
  • Pitch chart of the third tone: dips low then rises, 2 to 1 to 4 on the five-level scale且qiě3rd tone, dipping

而且 in a sentence

  1. 她不仅漂亮，而且对每个人都很好。

    Tā bùjǐn piàoliang, érqiě duì měi ge rén dōu hěn hǎo.

    She’s not only beautiful but also kind to everyone.

    Sentence #336976 from Tatoeba · translation adapted

  2. 你的作文非常好，而且错误很少。

    Nǐ de zuòwén fēicháng hǎo, érqiě cuòwù hěn shǎo.

    Your essay is very good, and it has very few mistakes.

    Sentence #426366 from Tatoeba · translation adapted

  3. 我不能去那里，而且我根本不想去。

    Wǒ bùnéng qù nàli, érqiě wǒ gēnběn bù xiǎng qù.

    I can’t go there, and I don’t really want to anyway.

    Sentence #2342823 from Tatoeba · translation adapted

How 而且 is built

Each colour is one part of the character. Parts repeat across thousands of characters, so learning them makes new words easier. See all 214 in our radicals chart.

The character 而 (ér) drawn as one shape
而érand

而 is a single shape of 6 strokes. Learn it whole, then watch its stroke order below.

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The character 且 (qiě) with each of its parts in a different colour
且qiěand
  • 月moon · yuè
  • 一one · yī

How to write 而且

而 6 strokes · 且 5 strokes

Watch the order, then press Try writing it and draw each stroke in the grid. Each stroke is checked as you go.

而且 (érqiě) stroke order chart: each stroke of the characters in the order you write them
Stroke order chart for 而且 (érqiě). Red marks the next stroke, so you can copy it onto paper one step at a time.

Words related to 而且

Words with 而

而ér · and然而rán'ér · however从而cóng'ér · thus反而fǎn'ér · on the contrary因而yīn'ér · therefore时而shí'ér · sometimes而已éryǐ · that’s all进而jìn'ér · and then侃侃而谈kǎnkǎn'értán · to speak with ease and confidence锲而不舍qiè'érbùshě · to persevere

Words with 且

并且bìngqiě · and暂且zànqiě · for the time being姑且gūqiě · for the time being况且kuàngqiě · moreover尚且shàngqiě · even

More words: Particles & Connectors

被bèi · by比较bǐjiào · compare比赛bǐsài · sports match不但búdàn · not only除了chúle · besides地dì · earth多么duōme · how跟gēn · to follow

FAQs

而且 (érqiě) means “moreover” or “in addition”. It is an HSK 3 word.
Say it érqiě: ér with a 2nd tone, then qiě with a 3rd tone. Press Listen at the top of this page to hear it, or Slowly to hear each tone clearly.
Yes. 而且 is written the same way in Simplified and Traditional characters.
Add a Chinese (Simplified) pinyin keyboard to your phone or computer, type erqie with no tone marks or spaces, then choose 而且 from the suggestions. Typing erqie into this dictionary’s search box finds it too.
而且 is an HSK 3 word in the HSK 2.0 word lists.

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Sources: meaning and pinyin checked by a native Mandarin teacher against the official HSK lists. Extra meanings from CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0). Example sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR). Character parts and stroke order from Make Me a Hanzi.