Chinese word

接下来

Pronunciation

Pinyinjiē xià lái

Meaning

  • adverbnext

Example

接下来我们要开始考试。jiē xià lái wǒ men yào kāi shǐ kǎo shì

Next, we will start the exam.

Illustration for 接下来 (next)

More examples

接下来你怎么做？jiē xià lái nǐ zěn me zuò

What will you do next?

Core concept

Shows the next point in a chain of events, immediately after the current moment or action.

Common phrases

  • 接下来我们jiē xià lái wǒ men

    we ___ next

  • 接下来要jiē xià lái yào

    be going to ___ next

  • 接下来开始jiē xià lái kāi shǐ

    start next

Similar words

然后rán hòu: Links one event or action to the next in an ordered sequence.
接着jiē zhe: Introduces the next action with a sense of immediate continuation.
之后zhī hòu: Points to a later time or event following an earlier one.

Definition in Chinese

表示在当前话题或动作之后马上发生的事或要做的动作，侧重于时间或顺序上的紧接关系。biǎo shì zài dāng qián huà tí huò dòng zuò zhī hòu mǎ shàng fā shēng de shì huò yào zuò de dòng zuò cè zhòng yú shí jiān huò shùn xù shàng de jǐn jiē guān xì

Word origin

接 (jiē, "follow") + 下 (xià, "down") + 来 (lái, "come") combines movement onward with the idea of what follows the present point.

Usage tips

  • In schedules, stories, and instructions, it usually introduces the next step rather than a distant plan, helping listeners track the order without a stated clock time.

Other meanings

  • from now onadverb
  • thenadverb

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