继
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Definitions
- 1. to continue
- 2. to follow after
- 3. to go on with
- 4. to succeed
- 5. to inherit
- 6. then
- 7. afterwards
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继 is rarely used alone as a conjunction; it mainly appears in fixed structures like 继而 or 继...之后. Avoid using it as a standalone equivalent of 'then'.
Formality
As a conjunction, 继 is formal or literary. In spoken Chinese, 然后 or 接着 is preferred.
Example Sentences
2 shown继 第一次失败之后，他又尝试了一次。
请 继 续。
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Words Containing 继
to advance dauntlessly in wave upon wave (idiom)
night and day (idiom); continuous strenuous effort
in succession
to follow the past and herald the future (idiom); part of a historical transition
to inherit
stepmother
stepfather
to continue
then
to relay
repeater
relay station
metadata
to become adopted as heir
one falls, the next follows (idiom); stepping into the breach to replace fallen comrades
multiport repeater
inheritress
Sun Jihai (1977-), Chinese footballer, played for Manchester City (2002-2008)
frame relay
see 後繼無人|后继无人[hòu jì wú rén]
to have qualified successors to carry on one's undertaking
to have no qualified successors to carry on one's undertaking
Xu Jiyu (1795-1873), Chinese geographer
Qi Jiguang (1528-1588), military leader
adoption (e.g. of a nephew as a son)
to burn the midnight oil (idiom); to work continuously night and day
to succeed sb in a job
successor
to succeed to the throne
to continue
stepdaughter
stepson
stepchildren
second wife (of a widower)
later
heir
right of inheritance
successor
to take up sb's mantle
to follow in the steps of one's predecessor
step-parents
to succeed on the throne
stepfamily
to follow in the steps of
(literary) to carry on
second wife (of a widower)
relay (electronics)
fig. to restore sth that has been destroyed or forgotten
frame relay (telecommunications)
to adopt