连续

lián xù

HSK 3.0 Level 5 Verb Common

Definitions

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

Word relationships

Antonyms

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• 间断 jiàn duàn 间断 jiàn duàn disconnected 表示有间隔、不连续: disconnected

Related words

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• 接连 jiē lián 接连 jiē lián on end 一个接一个，强调顺序相连: on end
• 持续 chí xù 持续 chí xù to continue 延续不断，强调时间上的延续: to continue

Synonyms

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• 不断 bù duàn 不断 bù duàn unceasing 表示不间断地持续: unceasing

Usage notes

Collocations

“连续”常与表示时间段或次数的词语搭配，如“连续三天”“连续几次”，但不直接加具体动作动词，需用“连续地+动词”或“连续+动词短语”的形式。

Common mistakes

避免与“继续”混淆。“继续”表示中断后接着进行，而“连续”强调不间断地发生。

Example Sentences

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雨 连续 下了三天。

It rained continuously for three days.

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Words Containing 连续

• 连续剧 连续剧 lián xù jù: serialized drama
• 不连续 不连续 bù lián xù: discontinuous; discrete
• 不连续面 不连续面 bù lián xù miàn: surface of discontinuity
• 绝对连续 绝对连续 jué duì lián xù: absolutely continuous (math.)
• 莫霍洛维奇不连续面 莫霍洛维奇不连续面 mò huò luò wéi qí bù lián xù miàn: Moho (aka Mohorovičić discontinuity, the lower boundary of the earth's lithosphere)
• 连续不断 连续不断 lián xù bù duàn: continuous
• 连续介质力学 连续介质力学 lián xù jiè zhì lì xué: mechanics of a continuous medium
• 连续函数 连续函数 lián xù hán shù: continuous function
• 连续性 连续性 lián xù xìng: continuity
• 连续犯 连续犯 lián xù fàn: successive offenses
• 连续监视 连续监视 lián xù jiān shì: continuous monitoring
• 连续统假设 连续统假设 lián xù tǒng jiǎ shè: (math.) the continuum hypothesis
• 连续译码阶段 连续译码阶段 lián xù yì mǎ jiē duàn: sequential decoding stage
• 连续变调 连续变调 lián xù biàn diào: tone sandhi
• 连续集 连续集 lián xù jí: TV series
• 连续体 连续体 lián xù tǐ: continuum

Child Words of 连续

• 续 续 xù: to continue
• 连 连 lián: to link