Chinese word

后续

Pronunciation

Pinyinhòu xù

Meaning

  • nounfollow-up

Example

这件事的后续还没确定。zhè jiàn shì de hòu xù hái méi què dìng

The follow-up to this matter has not been decided yet.

Illustration for 后续 (follow-up)

More examples

关于这次事件，我们正在准备后续措施。guān yú zhè cì shì jiàn wǒ men zhèng zài zhǔn bèi hòu xù cuò shī

Regarding this incident, we are preparing follow-up measures.

Core concept

A bridge from an initial event to everything that develops or gets handled afterward.

Common phrases

  • 后续工作hòu xù gōng zuò

    follow-up work

  • 后续报道hòu xù bào dào

    follow-up report

  • 后续措施hòu xù cuò shī

    follow-up measures

  • 后续安排hòu xù ān pái

    follow-up arrangements

Similar words

进展jìn zhǎn: The way an ongoing matter is progressing and its present state.
发展fā zhǎn: A gradual process of becoming more developed, extensive, or advanced.
动向dòng xiàng: The way a situation or issue is tending to change.

Definition in Chinese

表示先行事件之后需要跟进的事项、处理或随后发生的情况。biǎo shì xiān xíng shì jiàn zhī hòu xū yào gēn jìn de shì xiàng chú lǐ huò suí hòu fā shēng de qíng kuàng

Word origin

后 (hòu, "after") + 续 (xù, "continue") presents an earlier event as something that continues into a later stage, including both later developments and work that follows.

Usage tips

  • The word can point to an outcome as well as a planned response, so it does not always mean that anyone has already taken action.

Other meanings

  • continuationnoun
  • follow-up reportnoun

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