连续 (lián xù) — continuous; consecutive; in succession
Definition
Means 'continuous / in a row / in succession' — emphasizes events repeating one after another with no gap. Pairs naturally with time nouns (三天、五年); 接连 is similar but leans adverbial ('one after another'), while 不断 stresses unbroken continuation.
verb
continuousconsecutivein succession
Examples
- 连续。Zuì jìn lián xù xià le sān tiān yǔ.It's been raining for three consecutive days recently.
- 连续。Tā lián xù wǔ nián huò dé yōu xiù yuán gōng jiǎng.He won the excellent employee award for five consecutive years.
- 连续。Zhè ge wèn tí yǐ jīng lián xù chū xiàn sān cì le.This problem has already appeared three times in a row.
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