# 而是 (érshì)

In Mandarin Chinese, 而是 (érshì) means “(conjunction) rather; instead”. It is part of the HSK 4 vocabulary list in the official HSK 3.0 standard.

- Meaning: (conjunction) rather; instead
- Pinyin: érshì (er2 shi4)
- HSK 3.0 · Level 4

## Examples

- 他没回家，而是去了图书馆。
  Tā méi huíjiā, érshì qùle túshūguǎn.
  He didn't go home, but went to the library instead.

## Characters

- [而](https://hanziro.com/word/er-and-as-well/) (ér): (conj.) and, as well as; (conj.) but, yet
- [是](https://hanziro.com/word/shi-be/) (shì): to be; is

https://hanziro.com/word/er-shi-rather/

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