继
而

Then in Chinese: 继而 (jì ér)

jì ér

then

HSK 3.0 Levels 7-9Traditional: 繼而1 example sentence

Definitions

  1. 1then
  2. 2afterwards

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继
而

Zhuyin

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ㄐㄧˋ

jì

ㄐ/ jㄧ/ iˋ/ fourth tone

ㄦˊ

ér

ㄦ/ erˊ/ second tone

Simplified & traditional

继而

Simplified

繼而

Traditional

Example sentences

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  • 他先是一愣，继而大笑起来。

    tā xiān shì yí lèng， jì ér dà xiào qǐ lái。

    He was stunned at first, then burst out laughing.

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Related words

而

ér

and

继

jì

to continue

而且

ér qiě

(not only ...) but also

继续

jì xù

to continue

然而

rán ér

however

从而

cóng ér

thus

反而

fǎn ér

on the contrary

因而

yīn ér

therefore

而是

ér shì

rather

继承

jì chéng

to inherit

时而

shí ér

occasionally

而已

ér yǐ

that's all

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HSK 3.0 Levels 7-9 vocabulary list

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