(ěr) — (bound morpheme) you, your (classical); appears in set phrases

Definition

尔 (ěr) is a classical pronoun meaning 'you' or 'your', used today mainly inside set phrases like 尔后 and 尔虞我诈 — not in everyday speech.

pronoun
(bound morpheme) youyour (classical)appears in set phrases

Examples

  • ěr Hòu, tā zài yě méi yǒu huí lái.
    After that, he never came back.
  • Tā men zhī jiān chōng mǎn le ěr yú wǒ zhà.
    There is mutual deception between them.
  • ěr Zì xíng zài hàn zì zhōng cháng jiàn.
    The character '尔' is commonly seen in Chinese characters.

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