我决定去美国，而不是欧洲。
我決定去美國，而不是歐洲。
Instead of going to Europe, I decided to go to America.
Meaning
Meanings
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and
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as well as
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and so
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but (not)
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yet (not)
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(indicates causal relation)
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(indicates change of state)
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(indicates contrast)
Examples
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他去钓鱼了，而没去打网球。
他去釣魚了，而沒去打網球。
He went fishing instead of playing tennis.
重要的是你怎么读，而不是你读什么。
重要的是你怎麼讀，而不是你讀什麼。
It is not what you read but how you read that matters.
经济萧条是一段时间内，当这样的经济活动普遍增长而造成的一种临时性的经济活动衰退。
經濟蕭條是一段時間內，當這樣的經濟活動普遍增長而造成的一種臨時性的經濟活動衰退。
Recession is a temporary falling off of business activity during a period when such activity is generally increasing.
他說他會在一天內跑 200 公里，而真的做到了。
He said he would run 200 kilometers in a day and he did.
Grammar
Grammar using 而
因为…而
Yinwei Er Therefore (因为…而) · B1 · TOCFL b1
为 A 而 A
Wei A A (为 A 而 A) · B2 · TOCFL b2
Related
Related: 而
Stroke practice
Practice writing 而
Characters
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