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进而

jìn'ér

then, and then

A person steps from the first stair to the next
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Characters in this word

进 jìn

Strokes
7
Radical
辶 — to walk
Made of
辶 to walk 井 well, mine shaft, pit
How it's built
Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound

而 ér

Strokes
6
Radical
而 — and, and then, and yet

Example phrases

  • 数据先被整理成图表,进而用于判断市场趋势。 Shùjù xiān bèi zhěnglǐ chéng túbiǎo, jìn'ér yòng yú pànduàn shìchǎng qūshì. The data is first organised into charts, and then used to judge market trends.
  • 先学好基础知识,进而才能掌握更难的内容。 Xiān xuéhǎo jīchǔ zhīshi, jìn'ér cái néng zhǎngwò gèng nán de nèiróng. First learn the basics well, and only then can you master more difficult content.
  • 小区先改善了道路,进而又增加了停车位。 Xiǎoqū xiān gǎishàn le dàolù, jìn'ér yòu zēngjiā le tíngchēwèi. The residential area first improved its roads and then added more parking spaces.

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