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接着

jiē zhe · jie zhe

Traditional 接著

HSK 2Old HSK 5

Meaning

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  1. to catch and hold on
  2. to continue
  3. to go on to do sth
  4. to follow
  5. to carry on
  6. then
  7. after that
  8. subsequently
  9. to proceed
  10. to ensue
  11. in turn
  12. in one's turn
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  1. Liangliang

    然后(ránhòu)呢(ne)？你(nǐ)接着(jiēzhe)说(shuō)啊(a)！

    Then what happened? Go on!

  2. Dengdeng

    好(hǎo)，英雄(yīngxióng)上(shàng)了(le)山(shān)，接着(jiēzhe)……

    OK. The hero went up the mountain, and then...

  3. Liangliang

    接着(jiēzhe)呢(ne)？

    Then?

  4. Dengdeng

    接着(jiēzhe)……我(wǒ)忘(wàng)了(le)。

    Then... I forgot.

  5. Dengdeng

    对了(duìle)，我(wǒ)想起来(xiǎngqilai)了(le)！接着(jiēzhe)他(tā)回家(huíjiā)吃饭(chīfàn)了(le)！

    Oh, I remember! Then he went home for dinner!

  6. Liangliang

    这(zhè)就是(jiùshì)你(nǐ)的(de)故事(gùshi)吗(ma)？

    That is your story?

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2 examples
01

汤(tāng)姆(mǔ)咳(ké)嗽(sòu)了(le)一(yí)下(xià)然(rán)后(hòu)接(jiē)着(zhe)讲(jiǎng)。

Tom cleared his throat and continued to speak.

Tatoeba: Chinese by crescat · English by sharptoothed · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

年(nián)轻(qīng)人(rén)伸(shēn)出(chū)他(tā)的(de)手(shǒu)，接(jiē)着(zhe)我(wǒ)和(hé)他(tā)握(wò)了(le)手(shǒu)。

The young man put out his hand and I shook it.

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

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接
jiē

to receive; to answer (the phone)

着
zhe

aspect particle indicating action in progress or ongoing state

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Definitions adapted from CC-CEDICT, published by MDBG and its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0. Pinyin display and entry grouping have been adapted.

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