HSK 5 · Time

连续 liánxù “continuous” in Chinese

Traditional 連續

What 连续 means

  1. continuous
  2. in a row
  3. serial
  4. consecutive

How to say 连续

  • Pitch chart of the second tone: rises from mid to high, 3 to 5 on the five-level scale连lián2nd tone, rising
  • Pitch chart of the fourth tone: falls from high to low, 5 to 1 on the five-level scale续xù4th tone, falling

连续 in a sentence

  1. 雨连续下了五天。

    Yǔ liánxù xià le wǔ tiān.

    It rained for five days in a row.

    Sentence #339215 from Tatoeba · converted to simplified characters · translation adapted

  2. 这个男人连续说了一个小时的话。

    Zhè ge nánrén liánxù shuō le yí ge xiǎoshí de huà.

    The man talked for an hour straight.

    Sentence #903589 from Tatoeba · converted to simplified characters · translation adapted

  3. 他们今晚看了电视连续剧。

    Tāmen jīnwǎn kàn le diànshì liánxùjù.

    They watched a TV drama series this evening.

    Sentence #1489522 from Tatoeba · translation adapted

How 连续 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 连 (lián) with each of its parts in a different colour
连liánto link
  • 车cart · chē
  • 辶walking form of 辵 · chuò
The character 续 (xù) with each of its parts in a different colour
续xùto continue
  • 纟silk form of 糸 · mìMeaning part
  • 卖to sell · màiSound part

纟 hints at the meaning (silk); 卖 (mài) hints at the sound. Compare it with xù.

How to write 连续

连 7 strokes · 续 11 strokes

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

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

Words related to 连续

Words with 连

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

Words with 续

继续jìxù · to continue持续chíxù · to continue手续shǒuxù · procedure陆续lùxù · in turn延续yánxù · to continue

More words: Time & Sequence

国庆节Guóqìngjié · PRC National Day (October 1st)阶段jiēduàn · stage近代jìndài · modern times (roughly 1840 to 1919 in China)空闲kòngxián · free time立即lìjí · immediately立刻lìkè · immediately目前mùqián · at the present time年代niándài · a decade of a century (e.g. the Sixties)

FAQs

连续 (liánxù) means “continuous” or “in a row”. It is an HSK 5 word.
Say it liánxù: lián with a 2nd tone, then xù with a 4th 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, 连续 is written 連續. The pronunciation is the same.
Add a Chinese (Simplified) pinyin keyboard to your phone or computer, type lianxu with no tone marks or spaces, then choose 连续 from the suggestions. Typing lianxu into this dictionary’s search box finds it too.
连续 is an HSK 5 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 from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR). Character parts and stroke order from Make Me a Hanzi.