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继而

/ jìér /
Strokes

Definition

then/afterwards

Example

As a Conjunction

then; afterwards

1
Xiānshì
先是
qiāoshēng
鸦雀无声
  
,
ér
继而
quánchǎng
全场
huárán
哗然
  

There was a dead silence first and then the audience burst into an uproar.

2
chū
gǎn
tóuyūn
头晕
  
,
ér
继而
hūndǎo
昏倒
  

He felt dizzy and then fainted.

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