继而

• Pinyin: jì ér
• Desglose de hanzi: 继 = 纟+ 㐄 (continuation); 而 = pictograph of beard (connective particle — used to link clauses in classical Chinese)

Significado

a continuación; seguidamente; después

Formal written Chinese. More literary than 然后 (then) or 接着 (next). Common in historical narrative, journalism, and academic writing to describe a chain of causally or temporally linked events.

Ejemplos

1. 改革开放初期，沿海城市率先引进外资，继而带动了内地经济的整体腾飞。
2. 他先是沉默良久，继而叹了口气，缓缓道出了心中压抑已久的苦衷。
3. 会议室内起初一片安静，继而爆发出热烈的讨论声，争论持续了整整两个小时。

Guía de uso

Contexto: academic writing, journalism, narrative, history

Tono: formal

Correcto

• 这场思想解放运动先在知识界激起争鸣，继而逐渐扩展到社会各阶层，改变了整个时代的精神面貌。(This intellectual liberation movement first sparked debate in academic circles, then gradually spread to all social strata and changed the spiritual face of the whole era.)
• 实验数据起初很平稳，继而在第四组样本中出现明显偏差，团队随即高度重视并深入调查。(The experimental data were initially stable, then showed a clear deviation in the fourth group of samples, prompting the team to take it seriously and investigate in depth.)

Incorrecto

• 继而 vs 然后 — 继而 is formal and literary, implying natural sequential development often used in written narratives; 然后 is colloquial and neutral. Do not use 继而 in everyday casual conversation

Origen e historia

继 (to continue/follow) + 而 (connective particle linking clauses in classical Chinese)

Contexto cultural

Generación: All ages

Contexto social: Universal