承上启下 [- shànɡ qǐ xià]form a connecting link between the preceding and the following; carry forward in a new paragraph; connect with the foregoing and carry forward (to) a new paragraph; continue from the above and introduce the following; continue from the preceding passage:
•¶ 这个词起到了承上启下的作用。 The word plays a role of the connecting link between the preceding and the following.