接
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连
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One after another (idiom) in Chinese: 接二连三 (jiē èr lián sān)

jiē èr lián sān

one after another (idiom)

HSK 3.0 Levels 7-9Traditional: 接二連三1 example sentence

Definitions

  1. 1one after another (idiom)
  2. 2in quick succession

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二
连
三

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ㄐㄧㄝ

jiē

ㄐ/ jㄧ/ iㄝ/ ê—/ first tone

ㄦˋ

èr

ㄦ/ erˋ/ fourth tone

ㄌㄧㄢˊ

lián

ㄌ/ lㄧ/ iㄢ/ anˊ/ second tone

ㄙㄢ

sān

ㄙ/ sㄢ/ an—/ first tone

Simplified & traditional

接二连三

Simplified

接二連三

Traditional

Example sentences

See 接二连三 used in real sentences with pinyin and English translations.

  • 这几天坏消息接二连三地传来。

    zhè jǐ tiān huài xiāo xī jiē èr lián sān dì chuán lái。

    These past few days, bad news kept coming one after another.

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Related words

二

èr

two

三

sān

three

接

jiē

to receive

连

lián

to link

接受

jiē shòu

to accept

直接

zhí jiē

direct (opposite: indirect 间接)

接触

jiē chù

to touch

接待

jiē dài

to receive (a visitor)

接近

jiē jìn

to approach

接着

jiē zhe

to catch and hold on

连忙

lián máng

promptly

迎接

yíng jiē

to welcome

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