HSK V7-9

Correct

继而

/ jìér /

Strokes

Definition

then/afterwards

Example

As a Conjunction

then; afterwards

1

Xiānshì

先是

yāqiāowúshēng

鸦雀无声

,

jìér

继而

quánchǎng

全场

huárán

哗然

。

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

2

Tā

他

chū

初

gǎn

感

tóuyūn

头晕

,

jìér

继而

hūndǎo

昏倒

。

He felt dizzy and then fainted.