HSK · Level 43
120 words
Chinese word
一连串
Pronunciation
Pinyinyī lián chuàn
Meaning
- nouna series of
Example
我昨天接到一连串电话。wǒ zuó tiān jiē dào yì lián chuàn diàn huà
I received a series of phone calls yesterday.
More examples
公司最近发生一连串事件，管理层正在调查。gōng sī zuì jìn fā shēng yì lián chuàn shì jiàn guán lǐ céng zhèng zài diào chá
A series of events recently occurred at the company, and management is investigating.
Core concept
Several related things appear one after another as a connected chain.
Common phrases
一连串电话yì lián chuàn diàn huà
a series of phone calls
一连串问题yì lián chuàn wèn tí
a series of problems
一连串事件yì lián chuàn shì jiàn
a series of events
Similar words
一系列yí xì liè: Several same or related things arranged in an ordered set.
一串yí chuàn: Several things or events joined together in a string-like group.
连串lián chuàn: Events or actions occurring one after another in a continuous chain.
Definition in Chinese
用来形容若干个相同或相关的事物接连出现，常用于描写连续发生的事件或行为。yòng lái xíng róng ruò gān gè xiāng tóng huò xiāng guān de shì wù jiē lián chū xiàn cháng yòng yú miáo xiě lián xù fā shēng de shì jiàn huò xíng wéi
Word origin
一 (yī, "one") + 连 (lián, "link") + 串 (chuàn, "string together") presents several items as one linked string.
Usage tips
- In conversational Chinese, this expression usually stands directly before the noun it describes, especially for events, messages, or other things that arrive repeatedly.
Other meanings
- a succession ofnoun
Related words
- 连串lián chuànseriesnoun
- 串连chuàn liánconnectverb