连 lián
- Strokes
- 7
- Radical
- 辶 — to walk
- Made of
- 辶 to walk 车 cart, vehicle
- How it's built
- Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
连续
liánxù
continuous; in a row
Characters in this word
续 xù
- Strokes
- 11
- Radical
- 纟 — silk
- Made of
- 纟 silk 卖 to sell
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
Example phrases
- 他连续工作。 Tā liánxù gōngzuò. He works without stopping.
- 雨连续下了。 Yǔ liánxù xià le. The rain fell nonstop.
- 我连续三天来。 Wǒ liánxù sān tiān lái. I come three days in a row.
Related words
- 连 lián even; in a row
- 连忙 liánmáng hurriedly
- 连续剧 liánxùjù television series
- 接连 jiēlián one after another
- 连接 liánjiē to connect
- 持续 chíxù to continue; to last
- 继续 jìxù to continue
- 手续 shǒuxù procedure; formalities
- 陆续 lùxù one after another
- 延续 yánxù to continue
- 不断 búduàn continuously; nonstop
- 反复 fǎnfù again and again