进而 jìn'ér HSK7 and then Origin Definitions Defs Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents 进 進 jìn verb to advance To move forward or upward; to make progress; opposite of 退 tuì.而 ér conjunctionparticle [suffix] (bound form) Suffix used to form certain conjunctions or adverbs, such as in 然而 rán'ér or 因而 yīn'ér.