接着 jiēzhe continue
continue; carry on; to catch; follow
怎么记住“接着”: 接 receive + 着 ongoing action (verb suffix) = continue.
汉字
用法
- 'Then / next / go on' - links a following action in sequence - 先吃饭，接着看电影 (xiān chīfàn, jiēzhe kàn diànyǐng) eat first, then watch a movie.
- Also 'to continue (doing)': 接着说 (jiēzhe shuō) go on (talking). And literal 'to catch': 接着球 (jiēzhe qiú) catch the ball.
- As a connector it stresses immediate continuation, close to 然后 (ránhòu) but tighter/more continuous.
例句
- 她放学后接着就回家了。 Tā fàngxué hòu jiēzhe jiù huíjiā le.She went home after classes were over.
- 茶点过后我们接着开会。 Chádiǎn guòhòu wǒmen jiēzhe kāihuì.We will continue the meeting after some light refreshments.
- 他们一个接着一个地离开了。 Tāmen yígè jiēzhe yígè de líkāi le.They left one after another.