接连
jiē lián
Pinyin

Definition

接连
 - 
jiē lián
  1. on end
  2. in a row
  3. in succession

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

接
jiē
  1. 1 to receive
  2. 2 to answer (the phone)
  3. 3 to meet or welcome sb
  4. 4 to connect
  5. 5 to catch
  6. 6 to join
  7. 7 to extend
  8. 8 to take one's turn on duty
  9. 9 to take over for sb
接受
jiē shòu
  1. 1 to accept
  2. 2 to receive
接着
jiē zhe
  1. 1 to catch and hold on
  2. 2 to continue
  3. 3 to go on to do sth
  4. 4 to follow
  5. 5 to carry on
  6. 6 then
  7. 7 after that
  8. 8 subsequently
  9. 9 to proceed
  10. 10 to ensue
  11. 11 in turn
  12. 12 in one's turn
直接
zhí jiē
  1. 1 direct (opposite: indirect 間接|间接[jiàn jiē])
  2. 2 immediate
  3. 3 straightforward
迎接
yíng jiē
  1. 1 to meet
  2. 2 to welcome
  3. 3 to greet
链接
liàn jiē
  1. 1 link (on a website)
拼接
pīn jiē
  1. 1 to put together
  2. 2 to join
接上
jiē shàng
  1. 1 to connect (a cable etc)
  2. 2 to hook up (a device)
  3. 3 to resume (a conversation)
  4. 4 to set (a bone)
接下
jiē xià
  1. 1 to take on (a responsibility)
接下来
jiē xià lái
  1. 1 to accept
  2. 2 to take
  3. 3 next
  4. 4 following
接到
jiē dào
  1. 1 to receive (letter etc)
接力
jiē lì
  1. 1 relay
接口
jiē kǒu
  1. 1 interface
  2. 2 port
  3. 3 connector
接吻
jiē wěn
  1. 1 to kiss
接待
jiē dài
  1. 1 to receive (a visitor)
  2. 2 to admit (allow sb to enter)
接收
jiē shōu
  1. 1 reception (of transmitted signal)
  2. 2 to receive
  3. 3 to accept
  4. 4 to admit
  5. 5 to take over (e.g. a factory)
  6. 6 to expropriate
接机
jiē jī
  1. 1 jointing machine
  2. 2 riveter
  3. 3 welder
  4. 4 sealer
  5. 5 to meet a plane (i.e. to meet sb at airport)
  6. 6 to service a plane (of airport workers)
接纳
jiē nà
  1. 1 to admit (to membership)
接听
jiē tīng
  1. 1 to answer the phone
接触
jiē chù
  1. 1 to touch
  2. 2 to contact
  3. 3 access
  4. 4 in touch with

Idioms (10)

上气不接下气
shàng qì bù jiē xià qì
  1. 1 out of breath (idiom)
  2. 2 to gasp for air
再接再厉
zài jiē zài lì
  1. 1 to continue the struggle (idiom); to persist
  2. 2 unremitting efforts
应接不暇
yìng jiē bù xiá
  1. 1 more than one can attend to (idiom)
  2. 2 deluged (with inquiries etc)
  3. 3 overwhelmed (by the beauty of the scenery)
成语接龙
chéng yǔ jiē lóng
  1. 1 game where the last word of one idiom 成語|成语[chéng yǔ] is the first of the next
接二连三
jiē èr lián sān
  1. 1 one after another (idiom)
  2. 2 in quick succession
接连不断
jiē lián bù duàn
  1. 1 in unbroken succession (idiom)
目不暇接
mù bù xiá jiē
  1. 1 lit. too much for the eye to take in (idiom); a feast for the eyes
短兵相接
duǎn bīng xiāng jiē
  1. 1 lit. short-weaponed soldiery fight one another (idiom); fierce hand-to-hand infantry combat
  2. 2 to fight at close quarters
移花接木
yí huā jiē mù
  1. 1 lit. to graft flowers onto a tree
  2. 2 to surreptitiously substitute one thing for another (idiom)
青黄不接
qīng huáng bù jiē
  1. 1 lit. yellow does not reach green (idiom); the yellow autumn crop does not last until the green spring crop
  2. 2 temporary deficit in manpower or resources
  3. 3 unable to make ends meet

Sample Sentences

前阵子看新闻，听说快船队在休赛期补强了球队的替补阵容，接连招募了三个火箭队的旧将，看来新赛季里弗斯是想报一箭之仇了。
qiánzhènzi kàn xīnwén ，tīngshuō kuàichuánduì zài xiūsàiqī bǔ qiáng le qiúduì de tìbǔ zhènróng ，jiēlián zhāomù le sān gè Huǒjiànduì de jiùjiàng ，kànlai xīn sàijì Lǐfúsī shì xiǎng bào yījiànzhīchóu le 。
I was watching the news recently and I heard the Clippers were improving their substitute roster in the offseason, recruiting three old Rockets generals in a row, which suggests that in the new season Doc Rivers wants to get his revenge.
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