(not only ...) but also in Mandarin

You can remember the meaning of 而且 with this easy mnemonic:

Not only is your girlfriend mean and (而) jealous, furthermore (且) she is also lazy and incompetent.

Using mnemonics to remember the meaning of Chinese characters like can have an enormous impact on how long to learn Mandarin it takes.

• 且
• 而

• 而言
• 然而
• 而且
• 反而
• 而已
• 而是
• 并且

The reading of 而且 is ér qiě.

You can remember how to say 而且 with this useful mnemonic:

She has earth (ér) and dirt on her chair (qiě) and she would rather sit in that than clean it up!

Using mnemonics to remember the reading of Chinese vocabulary like has a huge impact on how long to learn Mandarin it takes.

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