Chinese word

进而

Pronunciation

Pinyinjìn ér

Meaning

  • adverbconsequently

Example

公司裁员了，进而导致员工士气低落。gōng sī cái yuán le jìn ér dǎo zhì yuán gōng shì qì dī luò

The company laid off employees, which consequently led to low employee morale.

Illustration for 进而 (consequently)

More examples

政策调整后，进而促进了区域合作。zhèng cè tiáo zhěng hòu jìn ér cù jìn le qū yù hé zuò

After the policy was adjusted, it further promoted regional cooperation.

Core concept

An earlier change becomes the starting point for another linked outcome.

Common phrases

  • 进而导致jìn ér dǎo zhì

    consequently cause

  • 进而促进jìn ér cù jìn

    further promote

  • 进而提高jìn ér tí gāo

    further improve

Similar words

从而cóng ér: Presents an earlier action or situation as leading to a result or intended conclusion.
因此yīn cǐ: Presents a conclusion or result that follows directly from a stated reason.
于是yú shì: Introduces an action or result that arises right after an event or change.
因而yīn ér: In formal writing, links a cause with the situation that results from it.

Definition in Chinese

表示在前一动作或情况的基础上，进一步引出作为其结果的动作或结论。biǎo shì zài qián yí dòng zuò huò qíng kuàng de jī chǔ shàng jìn yí bù yǐn chū zuò wéi qí jié guǒ de dòng zuò huò jié lùn

Word origin

进 (jìn, "move forward") + 而 (ér, "and") presents the next point as developing from the one before it.

Usage tips

  • Learners can recognize this as a written-style connector that signals a chain of reasoning rather than a simple sequence of unrelated events.

Other meanings

  • furtheradverb

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