HSK 6 · Function Words

接连 jiēlián “in succession” in Chinese

Traditional 接連

What 接连 means

  1. in succession
  2. one after another
  3. on end
  4. in a row

How to say 接连

  • Pitch chart of the first tone: stays high and level, 5 to 5 on the five-level scale接jiē1st tone, high and level
  • Pitch chart of the second tone: rises from mid to high, 3 to 5 on the five-level scale连lián2nd tone, rising

接连 in a sentence

  1. 她接连三天都迟到了。

    Tā jiēlián sān tiān dōu chídào le.

    She was late three days in a row.

    Sentence by WillyChina

  2. 好消息接连不断地传来。

    Hǎo xiāoxi jiēlián búduàn de chuánlái.

    Good news kept coming in, one piece after another.

    Sentence by WillyChina

How 接连 is built

Each colour is one part of the character. Parts repeat across thousands of characters, so learning them makes new words easier. See all 214 in our radicals chart.

The character 接 (jiē) with each of its parts in a different colour
接jiēto receive
  • 扌hand form of 手 · shǒuMeaning part
  • 妾concubine · qièSound part

扌 hints at the meaning (hand); 妾 (qiè) hints at the sound. Compare it with jiē.

The character 连 (lián) with each of its parts in a different colour
连liánto link
  • 车cart · chē
  • 辶walking form of 辵 · chuò

How to write 接连

接 11 strokes · 连 7 strokes

Watch the order, then press Try writing it and draw each stroke in the grid. Each stroke is checked as you go.

接连 (jiēlián) stroke order chart: each stroke of the characters in the order you write them
Stroke order chart for 接连 (jiēlián). Red marks the next stroke, so you can copy it onto paper one step at a time.

Words related to 接连

Words with 接

接jiē · connect接受jiēshòu · to accept直接zhíjiē · direct (opposite: indirect 间接)接着jiēzhe · next接待jiēdài · to receive (visitors or guests)接触jiēchù · to touch接近jiējìn · to approach迎接yíngjiē · to welcome衔接xiánjiē · to link up间接jiànjiē · indirect

Words with 连

连lián · even (连…都/也)连续liánxù · continuous连忙liánmáng · promptly连年liánnián · for years in a row连锁liánsuǒ · chain (store etc.)连同liántóng · together with

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将近jiāngjìn · nearly鉴于jiànyú · in view of即便jíbiàn · even if皆jiē · all进而jìn'ér · and then况且kuàngqiě · moreover啦la · (sentence-final particle: 了 + 啊)连同liántóng · together with

FAQs

接连 (jiēlián) means “in succession” or “one after another”. It is an HSK 6 word.
Say it jiēlián: jiē with a 1st tone, then lián with a 2nd tone. Press Listen at the top of this page to hear it, or Slowly to hear each tone clearly.
In Traditional characters, used in Taiwan and Hong Kong, 接连 is written 接連. The pronunciation is the same.
Add a Chinese (Simplified) pinyin keyboard to your phone or computer, type jielian with no tone marks or spaces, then choose 接连 from the suggestions. Typing jielian into this dictionary’s search box finds it too.
接连 is an HSK 6 word in the HSK 2.0 word lists.

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Sources: meaning and pinyin checked by a native Mandarin teacher against the official HSK lists. Extra meanings from CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0). Example sentences written by WillyChina. Character parts and stroke order from Make Me a Hanzi.