接连

Pattern visualization

Examples

1. 这几天接连下雨。▶ —
   It has rained for several days in a row.
2. 他接连取得了三场胜利。▶ —
   He won three victories in a row.

Collocations

Mnemonic

接 jiē "to join, connect" + 连 lián "to link continuously": joined without break, i.e. one after another, in a row, successively. Korean renders it as "one after another, in a row". An adverb for the same thing happening repeatedly without a gap (接连下雨 to rain on and on, 接连不断 ceaselessly). It is close to a synonym compound. 接 means "to join, receive" (连接, 接受); 连 means "to link, continuous" (连续, 连接).

Related

Quick check

1. What does 接连 mean?

   • one after another, in a row
   • just once
   • very slowly
   • in reverse