而
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and; as well as
In a story
他死在自己商行最里面的银库里，而银库的门，是从里面锁上的。He died inside his firm's innermost silver vault — and the vault door was barred from within.白银案·案一 · The Silver Case: Case One · HSK 5
“本市供水调度系统‘澄川’，因违反调度规定而被暂停部分权限。”“Chengchuan, the city's water dispatch system, has had part of its authority suspended for breaching dispatch regulations.”第二份报告 · The Second Report · HSK 6
Grammar with 而
不但…而且
不但…而且 — not only…but also
不是…而是
不是…而是… — not… but rather
反而
反而 — on the contrary / instead
然而
然而 — however / nevertheless
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