一 yī
- Strokes
- 1
- Radical
- 一 — one
- How it's built
- Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
一连
yìlián
in succession; consecutively
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
- 暴雨一连下了三天，低洼地区的排水系统几乎达到极限。 Bàoyǔ yìlián xià le sān tiān, dīwā dìqū de páishuǐ xìtǒng jīhū dádào jíxiàn. The heavy rain fell for three consecutive days, and the drainage system in low-lying areas almost reached its limit.
- 她一连问了五个问题，老师耐心地一一回答。 Tā yìlián wèn le wǔ gè wèntí, lǎoshī nàixīn de yīyī huídá. She asked five questions in a row, and the teacher patiently answered each one.
- 商店一连营业十四个小时，店员都很累。 Shāngdiàn yìlián yíngyè shísì gè xiǎoshí, diànyuán dōu hěn lèi. The shop stayed open fourteen hours straight, and all the staff were exhausted.
Related words
- 一 yī one
- 一半 yíbàn half
- 一会儿 yíhuìr a moment, a little while
- 一块儿 yíkuàir together
- 一下儿 yíxiàr a bit, briefly (after a verb)
- 一样 yíyàng the same, alike
- 一边 yìbiān one side; while (doing two things at once)
- 一点儿 yìdiǎnr a little, a bit
- 一起 yìqǐ together
- 一些 yìxiē some, a few
- 不一定 bùyídìng not necessarily
- 不一会儿 bùyíhuìr in a short while