Chinese word dictionary

接二连三

jiē’èr-liánsān · (idiom) one after another; in quick succession

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Word information

Simplified接二连三

Traditional接二連三

Pinyinjiē’èr-liánsān

Part of speechGeneral

HSK 3.07-9

HSK 2.0Not listed

Character breakdown

Study each Hanzi separately, then return to the complete word so pronunciation, meaning, and movement stay connected.

接jiē

to connect, to join; to receive, to meet, to answer the phone

二èr

two; twice

连lián

to join, to connect; continuous; even

三sān

three

How to learn 接二连三

Listen once without reading, repeat the pinyin with its tones, then write every character in sequence. Finally, recall the complete meaning instead of memorizing each character as an isolated translation.

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Words with the same characters

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二èr

two; 2; (Beijing dialect) stupid

三sān

surname San; three; 3

接jiē

to receive; to answer (the phone); to meet or welcome sb; to connect; to catch; to join; to extend; to take one's turn on duty; to take over for sb

接受jiēshòu

to accept (a suggestion, punishment, bribe etc); to acquiesce

接着jiēzhe

to catch and hold on; to continue; to go on to do sth; to follow; to carry on; then; after that; subsequently; to proceed; to ensue; in turn; in one's turn

连lián

surname Lian; to link; to join; to connect; continuously; in succession; including; (used with 也[ye3], 都[dou1] etc) even; company (military)