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接下来

jiē xià lái · jie xia lai

Traditional 接下來

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Meaning

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  1. to accept
  2. to take
  3. next
  4. following
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Paper lantern

  1. Dengdeng

    纸(zhǐ)剪好(jiǎnhǎo)了(le)，接下来(jiēxiàlái)贴(tiē)到(dào)框(kuàng)上(shàng)！

    The paper is cut. Next we stick it onto the frame!

  2. Liangliang

    好(hǎo)。贴好(tiēhǎo)以后(yǐhòu)，接下来(jiēxiàlái)做(zuò)什么(shénme)？

    Okay. After it is stuck on, what do we do next?

  3. Dengdeng

    接下来(jiēxiàlái)等(děng)十分钟(shífēnzhōng)。

    Next, we wait ten minutes.

  4. Liangliang

    灯灯(dēngdēng)，灯笼(dēnglóng)怎么(zěnme)贴(tiē)在(zài)你(nǐ)的(de)手上(shǒushàng)了(le)？

    Dengdeng, why is the lantern stuck to your hand?

  5. Dengdeng

    接下来(jiēxiàlái)我们(wǒmen)先(xiān)去(qù)洗手(xǐshǒu)吧(ba)。

    Next, let us go wash our hands first.

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

接(jiē)下(xià)来(lái)该(gāi)采(cǎi)取(qǔ)什(shén)么(me)行(xíng)动(dòng)就(jiù)交(jiāo)给(gěi)你(nǐ)了(le)。

I leave it in your hands what course of action to take.

Tatoeba: Chinese by fucongcong · English by Swift · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

我(wǒ)知(zhī)道(dào)我(wǒ)接(jiē)下(xià)来(lái)去(qù)哪(nǎ)里(lǐ)。

I know where I'm going next.

Tatoeba: Chinese by verdastelo9604 · English by CK · CC BY 2.0 FR. Simplified Chinese conversion; Pinyin added or corrected.

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接
jiē

to receive; to answer (the phone)

下
xià

down; downwards

来
lái

to come; (used as a substitute for a more specific verb)

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