且

qiě

conjunction HSK 7 #3,340

Meanings

1 and; moreover
2 for the time being

Examples

这里的东西便宜且好。

Zhèlǐ de dōngxi piányi qiě hǎo.

Things here are cheap and good.

而且他还迟到了。

Érqiě tā hái chídào le.

Moreover, he was also late.

暂且不说这件事。

Zànqiě bù shuō zhè jiàn shì.

Let's put this matter aside for now.

Tips

usage

且 alone is literary. In spoken Chinese, use 而且 (érqiě, moreover) or 并且 (bìngqiě, and also). 且 alone appears in written Chinese and idioms.

Stroke Order

且 qiě