HSK · Level 61
105 words
Chinese word
接连
Pronunciation
Pinyinjiē lián
Meaning
- adverbin succession
Example
他接连迟到，老师很生气。tā jiē lián chí dào lǎo shī hěn shēng qì
He was late several times in succession, and the teacher was very angry.
More examples
暴雨过后，河流接连决堤，沿岸居民被疏散。bào yǔ guò hòu hé liú jiē lián jué dī yán àn jū mín bèi shū sàn
After the heavy rain, rivers burst their banks one after another, and residents along the banks were evacuated.
Core concept
A chain of events in which each one follows closely after the last.
Common phrases
接连出现jiē lián chū xiàn
appear one after another
接连出错jiē lián chū cuò
make mistakes one after another
Similar words
连续lián xù: Events, actions, or states continuing without a break over a period of time.
相继xiāng jì: Events or people appearing or acting one after another in a set order.
接二连三jiē èr lián sān: The same thing happening repeatedly in a short time, with strong emphasis on the repetition.
再三zài sān: Doing or saying the same thing repeatedly, often several times.
Definition in Chinese
表示事件或动作一个接一个地发生，常指短时间内相继出现的情况。biǎo shì shì jiàn huò dòng zuò yí gè jiē yí gè dì fā shēng cháng zhǐ duǎn shí jiān nèi xiāng jì chū xiàn de qíng kuàng
Word origin
接 (jiē, "join or receive") + 连 (lián, "connect") combines the ideas of linking things and having them follow one another.
Usage tips
- In everyday Chinese, this adverb normally comes before the verb phrase, placing the repeated pattern before the action itself.
Other meanings
- repeatedlyadverb
Opposites
- 时断时续shí duàn shí xùintermittentlyadverb
Related words
- 接连不断jiē lián bú duàncontinue without a breakidiom