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一连串 (yī lián chuàn) — a succession of; a series of

Definition

A succession or series of related events or items happening one after another. Unlike 一系列 (more neutral 'a series of'), 一连串 emphasizes a rapid, often chain-like sequence, sometimes with a negative sense.

adjective
a succession ofa series of

Examples

  • 。
    Zhè yì yī lián chuàn de dǎ jī ràng tā hěn shī wàng.
    This series of setbacks made him very disappointed.
  • ，一连串。
    Guān yú nà jiàn shì, tā tí chū le yí gè yī lián chuàn de wèn tí.
    Regarding that matter, he raised a series of questions.
  • 。
    Tā wán chéng le yì yī lián chuàn fù zá de rèn wu.
    She completed a series of complicated tasks.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
偏正piānzhèngModifier + head

The first part narrows down the second: it says what kind of thing the head is.

一yīone
连串linked string
连liánlinked串chuànstring
偏正Modifier + head

一 means one and 连串 means a linked string, so it suggests a succession of things.

Characters in this word

An abstract idea shown by a mark or a diagram rather than by a picture of an object.

一 is drawn as one horizontal stroke, marking the number one.

Open 一 →

Two or more meaningful parts placed together so that their meanings combine into a new one.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 連; 连 is its simplified writing.

  • 辶辵chuòto walk
  • 車車jūchariot

The traditional form 連 joins 辶 (walk) and 車 (chariot) to show a man-drawn carriage; this note is about 連, not the simplified 连.

Open 连 →

A drawing of the thing itself, worn down over three thousand years into a few strokes.

The shape 串 is a picture of objects strung together.

Open 串 →
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