承上启下chéng shàng qǐ xiàcarry forward in a new paragraph; connect the foregoing context with that which follows; form a connecting link between the preceding and the following [as in a piece of writing,etc]/课文中这一词组有～的作用。This word group in the text does the work of connecting the foregoing context with that which follows. 承上启下chénɡ shànɡ qǐ xià承：接受；启：启发，开导。承受上面的，启发后面的。form a connecting link between the preceding and the following, form a connecting link between what comes before and what goes after |