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连续

lián xù · lian xu

Traditional 連續

HSK 3

Meaning

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  1. continuous
  2. in a row
  3. serial
  4. consecutive
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Three days in a row

  1. Dengdeng

    我(wǒ)连续(liánxù)三天(sāntiān)都(dōu)跑步(pǎobù)了(le)！

    I have run three days in a row!

  2. Liangliang

    真的(zhēnde)吗(ma)？今天(jīntiān)也(yě)跑(pǎo)了(le)吗(ma)？

    Really? Did you run today too?

  3. Dengdeng

    今天(jīntiān)太(tài)累(lèi)了(le)，没(méi)跑(pǎo)。

    I was too tired today, so I did not run.

  4. Liangliang

    所以(suǒyǐ)连续(liánxù)只有(zhǐyǒu)三天(sāntiān)。

    So "in a row" is only three days.

  5. Dengdeng

    明天(míngtiān)我(wǒ)再(zài)连续(liánxù)跑(pǎo)三天(sāntiān)！

    Tomorrow I will run three days in a row again!

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2 examples
01

这(zhè)个(ge)男(nán)人(rén)连(lián)续(xù)说(shuō)了(le)一(yí)个(gè)小(xiǎo)时(shí)的(de)话(huà)。

The man kept talking for an hour.

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

02

最(zuì)近(jìn)连(lián)续(xù)下(xià)了(le)三(sān)天(tiān)大(dà)雨(yǔ)，路(lù)上(shang)到(dào)处(chù)是(shì)积(jī)水(shuǐ)。

It has rained heavily for three days in a row recently, and there is water everywhere on the road.

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连
lián

to link; to join

续
xù

to continue; to replenish

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