Tā xiān liǎojiě gùkè de xūyào, jìn'ér gǎijìn le chǎnpǐn.
He first found out what customers needed and then improved the product.
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How 进而 is built
Each colour is one part of the character. Parts repeat across thousands of characters, so learning them makes new words easier. See all 214 in our radicals chart.
进jìnto go forward
井well · jǐngSound part
辶walking form of 辵 · chuòMeaning part
辶 hints at the meaning (walking); 井 (jǐng) hints at the sound. Compare it with jìn.
而érand
而 is a single shape of 6 strokes. Learn it whole, then watch its stroke order below.
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How to write 进而
进 7 strokes · 而 6 strokes
Watch the order, then press Try writing it and draw each stroke in the grid. Each stroke is checked as you go.
Stroke order chart for 进而 (jìn'ér). Red marks the next stroke, so you can copy it onto paper one step at a time.
进而 (jìn’ér) means “and then” or “further”. It is an HSK 6 word.
Say it jìn’ér: jìn with a 4th tone, then ér with a 2nd tone. Press Listen at the top of this page to hear it, or Slowly to hear each tone clearly.
In Traditional characters, used in Taiwan and Hong Kong, 进而 is written 進而. The pronunciation is the same.
Add a Chinese (Simplified) pinyin keyboard to your phone or computer, type jiner with no tone marks or spaces, then choose 进而 from the suggestions. Typing jiner into this dictionary’s search box finds it too.
进而 is an HSK 6 word in the HSK 2.0 word lists.
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Sources: meaning and pinyin checked by a native Mandarin teacher against the official HSK lists. Extra meanings from CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0). Example sentences written by WillyChina. Character parts and stroke order from Make Me a Hanzi.
进jìn4th tone, falling
而ér2nd tone, rising
