Writing
相继 (xiāng jì) — how to say "successively" in Chinese
相继
Successively, one after another
frequency adverb
How to use it
Goes before the verb.
他们相继离开。
tā men xiāng jì lí kāi
They left one after another.
Character composition
相
mutually
继
to continue
Radicals / Keys
目
Eye
#109 · mù · 5 strokes
糸
Silk
#120 · mì · 6 strokes
Collocations
相继出现
xiāng jì chū xiàn
to appear one after another
Examples
学生们相继走进教室，开始上课。
The students walked into the classroom one after another and started the lesson.
他们相继到达。
They arrived one after another.
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Frequently asked questions
How do you say "successively" in Chinese?
"successively" in Chinese is 相继 (xiāng jì).
What does 相继 mean in English?
相继 (xiāng jì) means "Successively, one after another".
How is 相继 pronounced?
It is pronounced xiāng jì (written as xiang ji, xiangji). You can listen to the pronunciation on this page.
How do you write "successively" in Chinese characters?
It is written 相继: 相 has 9 strokes, 继 has 10 strokes. The Writing section above animates the stroke order of each character and lets you trace it.
What HSK 3.0 level is 相继?
相继 is on the HSK 3.0 levels 7–9 word list. It is not part of the six-level HSK 2.0 lists.
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