Definition
相继 (xiāng jì) means 'one after another' and emphasizes that events happen in a connected sequence, often with a sense of inevitability or logical progression. It is more formal and literary than 陆续 (lù xù), which simply describes things happening at intervals, and it implies a tighter, more consequential chain than 接连 (jiē lián).
adverb
in successionone after another
Easily confused
- 相机xiàng jīsound-alikecamera
Examples
- 相继。Wǒmen bān tóngxué xiāng jì bìyè le.The students in our class graduated one after another.
- 相继。Zhè jǐ jiā gōngsī xiāng jì xuānbù pòchǎn.These several companies announced bankruptcy in succession.
- 相继。Gōngyuán lǐ de huā xiāng jì kāifàng.The flowers in the park bloomed one after another.
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