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
接二连三
jiē'èrliánsān
one after another; in succession
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
- 他刚坐下，手机就接二连三地响了起来。 Tā gāng zuòxià, shǒujī jiù jiē'èr liánsān de xiǎng le qǐlái. He had just sat down when his phone began to ring over and over.
- 今年夏天，台风接二连三地来了。 Jīnnián xiàtiān, táifēng jiē'èr liánsān de lái le. This summer, typhoons came one after another.
- 好消息接二连三，大家都高兴极了。 Hǎo xiāoxi jiē'èr liánsān, dàjiā dōu gāoxìng jí le. Good news came one piece after another, and everyone was overjoyed.
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
- 接连 jiēlián one after another