HSK · Level 88
45 words
Chinese word
相继
Pronunciation
Pinyinxiāng jì
Meaning
- adverbone after another
Example
来宾相继上台发言。lái bīn xiāng jì shàng tái fā yán
The guests came onstage one after another to speak.
More examples
抗议者相继出现在广场上。kàng yì zhě xiāng jì chū xiàn zài guáng chǎng shàng
The protesters appeared in the square one after another.
Core concept
A sequence advances step by step, with each person or event following the previous one.
Common phrases
相继出现xiāng jì chū xiàn
appear one after another
相继发生xiāng jì fā shēng
occur one after another
相继上台发言xiāng jì shàng tái fā yán
go onstage one after another to speak
Similar words
陆续lù xù: People or events occur one by one over time, with pauses between them and a gradual flow.
接连jiē lián: People or events occur one after another within a short time, forming a steady stream.
连续lián xù: People or events continue without a break or interval.
先后xiān hòu: Indicating the order in which people or events happen, from earlier to later.
Definition in Chinese
用于描述人或事按照顺序接连出现，语气偏书面，侧重先后次第的连贯性。yòng yú miáo shù rén huò shì àn zhào shùn xù jiē lián chū xiàn yǔ qì piān shū miàn cè zhòng xiān hòu cì dì de lián guàn xìng
Word origin
相 (xiāng, "each other") + 继 (jì, "to continue") presents people or events as continuing in an ordered sequence.
Usage tips
- This adverb has a formal, report-like feel and is especially natural in announcements, news-style writing, and orderly accounts.
Other meanings
- in a steady streamadverb
Opposites
- 同时tóng shíat the same timeadverb