接 jiē
- Strokes
- 11
- Radical
- 扌 — hand
- Made of
- 扌 hand 妾 concubine
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
接连
jiēlián
one after another
Characters in this word
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
Example phrases
- 他接连迟到。 Tā jiēlián chídào. He is late one time after another.
- 接连下了三天雨。 Jiēlián xià le sān tiān yǔ. It rained for three days in a row.
- 我接连打喷嚏。 Wǒ jiēlián dǎ pēntì. I sneeze several times in a row.
Related words
- 接 jiē to pick up; to answer
- 接到 jiēdào to receive
- 接受 jiēshòu to accept
- 接下来 jiēxiàlái next; after this
- 接着 jiēzhe then; to continue
- 直接 zhíjiē directly; straight
- 接待 jiēdài to receive guests
- 接近 jiējìn to be close to; to approach
- 迎接 yíngjiē to welcome; to meet
- 间接 jiànjiē indirect
- 接触 jiēchù to touch; to have contact with
- 连接 liánjiē to connect