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接连 (jiē lián) — (adverb) continuously; one after another; in succession

Definition

Adverb meaning 'repeatedly, one after another' — events keep happening in a quick sequence. Pairs with 完成 / 发生 / 不断强调 the continuing pace, more action-focused than 连续 (which stresses unbroken duration).

adverb
continuouslyone after anotherin succession

Examples

  • 接连。
    Zuì jìn jiē lián xià le hǎo jǐ tiān yǔ.
    It has been raining for several days in a row recently.
  • 接连。
    Tā jiē lián gōng zuò le sān tiān sān yè.
    He worked for three days and nights on end.
  • 接连。
    Tā men jiē lián yíng dé le wǔ chǎng bǐ sài.
    They won five games in a row.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
联合liánhéCoordinate

Two parts of equal weight, alike or opposite in meaning, standing side by side.

接jiējoin
连liánconnect

接 and 连 both mean joining, giving the sense of one thing after another.

Characters in this word

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
扌Written in full as手shǒu
Sound part声符shēngfú
妾
妾qiè接jiē
Close in sound todayThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

The left part 扌 shows a hand, matching the sense of receiving something in the hand, while 妾 gives the character its sound.

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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 →
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