接
连

On end in Chinese: 接连 (jiē lián)

jiē lián

on end

HSK 3.0 Level 5Traditional: 接連1 example sentence

Definitions

  1. 1on end
  2. 2in a row
  3. 3in succession

Stroke order

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接
连

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ㄐㄧㄝ

jiē

ㄐ/ jㄧ/ iㄝ/ ê—/ first tone

ㄌㄧㄢˊ

lián

ㄌ/ lㄧ/ iㄢ/ anˊ/ second tone

Simplified & traditional

接连

Simplified

接連

Traditional

Example sentences

See 接连 used in real sentences with pinyin and English translations.

  • 他接连三天都迟到了。

    tā jiē lián sān tiān dōu chí dào le。

    He was late three days in a row.

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Related words

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

接到

jiē dào

to receive (letter etc)

连续

lián xù

continuous

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