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继而
继而
(jì ér): And then (Conjunction) — Meaning & Stroke Order
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Level 7-9
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继 • jì • following; after • HSK 3.0 · L7-9
HSK 3.0 · L7-9
jì
继
following; after
而 • ér • and; while • HSK 3.0 · L4
HSK 3.0 · L4
ér
而
and; while
Words Sharing Characters
More common words that include characters from 继而.
Words with
继
继续
jì xù
to carry on; continue
继承
jì chéng
inherit; succeed; carry on
相继
xiāng jì
successively / one after another
继母
jì mǔ
Stepmother
继父
jì fù
Stepfather
前赴后继
qián fù hòu jì
advance in succession / follow in each other's footsteps
夜以继日
yè yǐ jì rì
day and night / round the clock
继任
jì rèn
to succeed (a position); successor
Words with
而
而且
ér qiě
(not only ...) but also
不但...而且...
bù dàn... ér qiě...
not only……but also……
然而
rán ér
however
从而
cóng ér
thus; therebyupon
反而
fǎn ér
on the contrary; instead
因而
yīn ér
thus; as a result; with the result that
时而
shí ér
from time to time; sometimes
而已
ér yǐ
that is all; nothing more
4.
How to Use 继而 in Sentences
Adverb + Verb
jì
继
ér
而
tí
提
chū
出
formal
Written
then propose
jì
继
ér
而
zhuǎn
转
xiàng
向
formal
Written
jì
继
ér
而
fā
发
shēng
生
formal
Written
Idiom
with
先是
xiān
先
shì
是
.
.
.
jì
继
ér
而
5.
Example Sentences with 继而
wǒ
我
xiān
先
chī
吃
fàn
饭
，
jì
继
ér
then turn to
then occur
.
.
.
formal
Written
first... then...
而
shuì
睡
jiào
觉
。
I eat first, and then sleep.
tā
他
xiān
先
shì
是
méi
眉
tóu
头
jǐn
紧
suǒ
锁
，
jì
继
ér
而
lù
露
chū
出
le
了
shì
释
rán
然
de
的
wēi
微
xiào
笑
。
He first frowned, and then showed a relieved smile.
tā
他
xiān
先
wán
完
chéng
成
le
了
zuò
作
yè
业
，
jì
继
ér
而
kāi
开
shǐ
始
kàn
看
diàn
电
shì
视
。
He finished his homework first, and then started watching TV.
nǐ
你
wèi
为
hé
何
xiān
先
dā
答
ying
应
bāng
帮
máng
忙
，
jì
继
ér
而
yòu
又
zhǎo
找
jiè
借
kǒu
口
tuī
推
tuō
脱
ne
呢
？
Why did you first agree to help, and then find excuses to back out?
tā
他
bìng
并
wèi
未
lì
立
jí
即
fǎn
反
bó
驳
，
jì
继
ér
而
méi
没
yǒu
有
fā
发
biǎo
表
rèn
任
hé
何
píng
评
lùn
论
。
He did not refute immediately, and then did not make any comment.
