Chinese word dictionary

进而

jìn’ér · and then (what follows next)

Practice word

Word information

Simplified进而

Traditional進而

Pinyinjìn’ér

Part of speech连

HSK 3.06

HSK 2.06

Character breakdown

Study each Hanzi separately, then return to the complete word so pronunciation, meaning, and movement stay connected.

进jìn

to advance, to make progress; to come in, to enter

而ér

and, and then, and yet; but

How to learn 进而

Listen once without reading, repeat the pinyin with its tones, then write every character in sequence. Finally, recall the complete meaning instead of memorizing each character as an isolated translation.

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Words with the same characters

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进jìn

to go forward; to advance; to go in; to enter; to put in; to submit; to take in; to admit; (math.) base of a number system; classifier for sections in a building or residential compound

进来jìnlái

to come in

进去jìnqù

to go in

而且érqiě

(not only ...) but also; moreover; in addition; furthermore

而ér

and; as well as; and so; but (not); yet (not); (indicates causal relation); (indicates change of state); (indicates contrast)

进入jìnrù

to enter; to join; to go into