进而 jìn’ér and then (what follows next)
How to remember 进而: 进 enter + 而 and yet = and then (what follows next).
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How it is used
- A written connector: "and then go a step further" - 先了解需求，进而制定方案 (xiān liǎojiě xūqiú, jìn'ér zhìdìng fāng'àn) first understand the needs, then on that basis draw up a plan.
- Links two actions where the second builds on the first, not mere sequence; more logical progression than plain 然后 (ránhòu).
- Formal register, typical of essays and reports.