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接二连三

jiē èr lián sān

HSK 7–9

Meaning

  • one after another (idiom)
  • in quick succession

Definition

一个接一个，连续不断。

One after another; continuously.

Usage

常用作状语，形容事情接连发生。

Commonly used as an adverbial to describe events happening one after another.

Examples

  • 1 最近接二连三地发生了几起交通事故。 (Recently, several traffic accidents have happened one after another.)
  • 2 他接二连三地提出了好几个问题。 (He raised several questions in succession.)
  • 3 这个赛季，球队接二连三地取得胜利。 (This season, the team has won victories one after another.)
  • 4 接二连三的打击让他几乎崩溃。 (The successive blows almost broke him down.)
  • 5 会议接二连三地推迟，让人很不耐烦。 (The meetings were postponed one after another, making people very impatient.)

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