# 继而 (jì'ér)

In Mandarin Chinese, 继而 (jì'ér) means “then; afterwards; subsequently”. It is part of the HSK 7–9 vocabulary list in the official HSK 3.0 standard.

- Meaning: then; afterwards; subsequently
- Pinyin: jì'ér (ji4 er2)
- Traditional: 繼而
- HSK 3.0 · Level 7–9

## Examples

- 他们吵了几句，继而沉默了。
  Tāmen chǎole jǐ jù, jì'ér chénmòle.
  They argued a bit and then fell silent.

## Characters

- [继](https://hanziro.com/word/ji-continue/) (jì): to continue; to follow
- [而](https://hanziro.com/word/er-and-as-well/) (ér): (conj.) and, as well as; (conj.) but, yet

https://hanziro.com/word/ji-er-then/

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