Meaning of qiě:

qiě

Conjunction

and; moreover; yet; both (... and...)

Tā yòu è yòu kě, qiě méiyǒu dìfāng kěyǐ xiūxí.

他又饿又渴,没有地方可以休息。

He is both hungry and thirsty, and has no place to rest.

Tā hěn nǔlì, qiě fēicháng cōngmíng.

他很努力,非常聪明。

He is very hardworking, moreover, he is very smart.

Tā cōngming, qiě shànliáng.

他聪明,善良。

He is intelligent and yet kind.

Tā jì cōngming qiě yōumò.

他既聪明幽默。

He is both smart and funny.

Adverb

for the time being; to be about to

Tā zànqiě bù dǎsuàn cānyù cǐ shì.

他暂且不打算参与此事。

He does not plan to get involved in this matter for the time being.

Wǒmen qiě lái tǎolùn zhège wèntí.

我们来讨论这个问题。

We are about to discuss this issue.

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