陆续

Pattern visualization

Examples

1. 客人们陆续到达了会场。▶ —
   The guests arrived at the venue one after another.
2. 公司的新产品将陆续上市。▶ —
   The company’s new products will hit the market successively.

Collocations

Mnemonic

陆 lù "land" + 续 xù "to continue": "one after another, successively". Things happening in sequence with gaps in time, not all at once. 客人陆续到达 = guests arriving by turns. Contrast 连续 (without interruption).

Related

Quick check

1. What situation does 客人陆续到达 describe?

   • guests arriving one by one (with gaps)
   • guests arriving all at once
   • no guests coming
   • guests leaving