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连着 (lián zhāo) — in succession; continuously; consecutive

Definition

Marks an action or state as ongoing without a break ('in a row, continuously'). Typically placed before a verb phrase with a time/duration expression, as in 连着工作了十个小时.

adverb
in successioncontinuouslyconsecutive

Examples

  • 连着。
    Tā lián zhāo gōng zuò le shí gè xiǎo shí.
    He worked continuously for ten hours.
  • 连着。
    Zhè ge yuè lián zhāo xià le èr shí tiān yǔ.
    It rained continuously for twenty days this month.
  • 连着。
    Tā lián zhāo sān tiān méi chī fàn le.
    She hasn't eaten for three consecutive days.

Origin

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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.

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

This origin belongs to the traditional form 著; 着 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
艸艸cǎograss; plant
Sound part声符shēngfú
者
者zhě著zháo
Same sound today

The traditional form 著 puts 艸 (grass; plant) above 者, which gives the sound; the simplified 着 is a later shorthand.

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