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接着
jiē zhe
Meaning
- to continue
- then
Definition
表示用手或容器接住，或者连接；也表示紧接着某个动作或事件。
To catch (with hands or a container), to connect; also means immediately following an action or event.
Usage
可作为动词（如接住、连接）或副词（表示顺序，相当于“然后”）。常用于口语和书面语。
Can be used as a verb (e.g., to catch, to connect) or an adverb (indicating sequence, equivalent to 'then'). Common in both spoken and written language.
Examples
- 1 我扔给你，你接着。 (I throw it to you, you catch it.)
- 2 接着，他讲了一个故事。 (Then, he told a story.)
- 3 我们先吃饭，接着去看电影。 (We'll eat first, then go to a movie.)
- 4 请接着刚才的话题继续说。 (Please continue on the previous topic.)
- 5 把这两根绳子接着。 (Connect these two ropes.)
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