继 jì
- Strokes
- 10
- Radical
- 纟 — silk
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
继而
jì'ér
subsequently; thereupon
Characters in this word
而 ér
- Strokes
- 6
- Radical
- 而 — and, and then, and yet
Example phrases
- 他先否认存在漏洞，继而承认系统早已收到警报。 Tā xiān fǒurèn cúnzài lòudòng, jì'ér chéngrèn xìtǒng zǎo yǐ shōu dào jǐngbào. He first denied that there was a loophole, and then admitted that the system had already received warnings.
- 天空先是阴了下来，继而下起了大雨。 Tiānkōng xiānshì yīn le xiàlái, jì'ér xià qǐ le dàyǔ. The sky first clouded over, and then heavy rain started.
- 她先是愣了一下，继而笑了起来。 Tā xiānshì lèng le yíxià, jì'ér xiào le qǐlái. She froze for a moment, and then began to laugh.
Related words
- 继续 jìxù to continue
- 继承 jìchéng to inherit; to carry on
- 继 jì following; after
- 继父 jìfù stepfather
- 继母 jìmǔ stepmother
- 前赴后继 qiánfùhòujì to advance wave upon wave; to press forward one after another
- 相继 xiāngjì one after another; in succession
- 夜以继日 yèyǐjìrì day and night; around the clock
- 而且 érqiě and also; moreover
- 而 ér and; but
- 而是 érshì but rather
- 反而 fǎn'ér instead; on the contrary