Using "er" to explain contrasting ideas

Nível: HSK 4 | Categoria: Gramática

Explicação da Regra:

The conjunction 而 (ér) is used to connect two sentences that are related to each other, and is also frequently used to emphasize contrast between two parts of the sentence. Used in this way, it can be translated as "but rather." 而 is often used in more formal or literary language, but is also common in everyday speech. Frequently you'll see the pattern in one of these two more specific forms involving the verb 是 : Strictly speaking, the 而 isn't required in either of these patterns, but it makes the contrast super clear. Sentence 1， + 而 + Sentence 2

Exemplos com Falantes Nativos:

• 以后后悔的人不是我，而是你自己。 (yǐhòu hòuhǔi de rén bù shì wǒ，ér shì nǐ zìjǐ 。): "The person who regrets later is not me, but yourself."
• 现在要做的不是责怪谁错了，而是怎么解决。 (xiànzài yào zuò de bù shì zéguài shúi cuò le，ér shì zěnyāo jiějué 。): "What is to be done now is not to blame who is wrong, but how to solve it."
• 我没说不是想骗你，而是怕你不高兴。 (wǒ méi shuō bù shì xiǎng piàn nǐ ，ér shì pà nǐ bù gāoxīng 。): "I didn't say that I didn't want to lie to you, but I was afraid that you would not be happy."
• 我不是不想帮你，而是没有能力帮你。 (wǒ bù shì bù xiǎng bāng nǐ ，ér shì méiyǒu nénglì bāng nǐ 。): "I do n’t want to help you, but I ca n’t help you."
• 重要的不是你的外表，而是你的内心。 (zhòngyào de bùshì nǐ de wàibiǎo ，érshì nǐ de nèixīn 。): "What matters is not your appearance, but your heart."

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