接连

• 拼音: jiē lián
• 汉字拆解: 接 = 扌(hand) + 妾 (phonetic); 连 = 辶 (walk) + 车 (cart), meaning to link

含义

In succession; one after another; consecutively.

Emphasizes that events happen in close succession without interruption. Often implies either a string of luck (好事接连发生) or misfortune (接连遭遇挫折). Stronger than 连续 in emphasizing the lack of gap between events.

例句

1. 这家餐厅接连开了三家分店，生意非常好。
2. 他接连考试失败，心情很低落。
3. 暴风雨接连袭击了沿海城市，造成严重损失。

用法指南

语境: news, narrative, formal writing

语气: emphatic

正确说法

• 他接连几天没睡好。(He hasn't slept well for several days in a row.)
• 公司接连推出新产品。(The company launched new products one after another.)

错误说法

• 我接连喜欢这首歌 (接连 is for repeated events, not ongoing states — use 一直 for continuous liking)

起源与历史

Compound of 接 (connect) + 连 (continuous), meaning connected continuously.

文化背景

世代: All ages

社会背景: Universal