相 xiāng
- Strokes
- 9
- Radical
- 目 — eye
- How it's built
- Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
相继
xiāngjì
one after another; in succession
Characters in this word
继 jì
- Strokes
- 10
- Radical
- 纟 — silk
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
Example phrases
- 多家供应商相继退出后，项目组不得不重新评估采购风险。 Duō jiā gōngyìngshāng xiāngjì tuìchū hòu, xiàngmùzǔ bùdébù chóngxīn pínggū cǎigòu fēngxiǎn. After several suppliers withdrew one after another, the project team had to reassess procurement risks.
- 天黑以后，路两旁的路灯相继亮了起来。 Tiān hēi yǐhòu, lù liǎngpáng de lùdēng xiāngjì liàngle qǐlái. After dark, the streetlights along both sides of the road lit up one after another.
- 夏天一过，各种水果相继上市，价格便宜。 Xiàtiān yī guò, gè zhǒng shuǐguǒ xiāngjì shàngshì, jiàgé piányi. As soon as summer ends, all kinds of fruit come to market one after another, and prices are low.