Correct

忽而

/ hūér /
Strokes

Definition

suddenly/now (..., now...)

Example

As an Adverb

now..., now...

1
ér
忽而
zhǔzhāng
主张
zhège
这个
  
,
ér
忽而
zhǔzhāng
主张
ge
那个

advocate one thing today and another tomorrow

2
ér
忽而
tánxiàofēngshēng
谈笑风生
  
,
ér
忽而
guǎhuān
郁郁寡欢

be now cheerful and now melancholy

3
ér
忽而
  
,
ér
忽而
xiào

cry and laugh by turns