他先笑,继而哭了。
Tā xiān xiào, jì’ér kū le.
English
He laughed first, then cried.
then
then; afterwards
Every character draws itself stroke by stroke, then hands you the brush to trace it yourself.
Nice writing!
他先笑,继而哭了。
Tā xiān xiào, jì’ér kū le.
He laughed first, then cried.
风停了,继而下起雨。
Fēng tíng le, jì’ér xià qǐ yǔ.
The wind stopped, then it rained.
Chinese words snap together like bricks. Every word below shares a character with this one, so you are already halfway to knowing it.