HSK · Level 61
105 words
Chinese word
陆续
Pronunciation
Pinyinlù xù
Meaning
- adverbone after another
Example
客人陆续到达了。kè rén lù xù dào dá le
The guests arrived one after another.
More examples
节目录制时，新问题陆续出现。jié mù lù zhì shí xīn wèn tí lù xù chū xiàn
While the program was being recorded, new problems appeared one after another.
Core concept
A group or series unfolds in separate turns, with each arrival or event following earlier ones instead of occurring together.
Common phrases
陆续到达lù xù dào dá
arrive one by one
陆续出现lù xù chū xiàn
appear one by one
Similar words
相继xiāng jì: Follow one another in order, as each new event comes after the one before it.
逐渐zhú jiàn: Develop slowly over time through a gradual change in degree or state.
逐步zhú bù: Move forward little by little by completing one stage after another.
陆陆续续lù lù xù xù: Come or appear at scattered times and in small numbers; often used in everyday speech.
Definition in Chinese
用来描述人或事按次序分批到来或发生，侧重先后出现而非同时发生。yòng lái miáo shù rén huò shì àn cì xù fēn pī dào lái huò fā shēng cè zhòng xiān hòu chū xiàn ér fēi tóng shí fā shēng
Word origin
陆续 (lùxù, "one after another") is a lexicalized compound, not a literal phrase about land; 续 (xù, "continue") links it to continuation, while the full form means successive occurrence.
Usage tips
- In everyday Chinese, this adverb usually comes before the verb phrase, so it marks the timing of an action rather than a feature of the people involved.
Opposites
- 同时tóng shíat the same timeadverb
- 一下子yí xià ziall at onceadverb