ér qiě
and
我不仅喜欢吃苹果，而且还喜欢吃香蕉。
wǒ bùjǐn xǐhuān chī píngguǒ, érqiě hái xǐhuān chī xiāngjiāo.
I not only like to eat apples, but I also like to eat bananas.
他不但学习成绩好，而且体育也很棒。
tā búdàn xuéxí chéngjī hǎo, érqiě tǐyù yě hěn bàng.
He not only has good grades, but he is also very good at sports.
这本书不仅内容丰富，而且语言也很优美。
zhè běn shū búdàn nèiróng fēngfù, érqiě yǔyán yě hěn yōuměi.
This book not only has rich content, but the language is also very beautiful.
并且 (bìngqiě)
and also
而且 (érqiě)
moreover
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The Chinese word 而且 (érqiě) is a conjunction that means "moreover", "in addition", or "furthermore". It is composed of two characters:- 而 (ér): This character means "and" or "but". It is often used to connect two clauses or sentences that are related in some way.- 且 (qiě): This character means "moreover" or "in addition". It is often used to add additional information to a statement.The combination of these two characters creates a word that means "moreover" or "in addition". It is used to connect two clauses or sentences that are related in some way, and it adds additional information to the statement.For example, the sentence "我喜欢吃苹果，而且我也喜欢吃香蕉" means "I like to eat apples, and I also like to eat bananas". The word 而且 (érqiě) is used to connect the two clauses "我喜欢吃苹果" and "我也喜欢吃香蕉", and it adds additional information to the statement by saying that the speaker likes to eat bananas in addition to apples.
