接着 jiēzhe▶ Siguiente

Stroke order

接着 is written in 22 strokes across 2 characters.

• 接 — 11 strokes
• 着 — 11 strokes

Senses

1. to catch and hold on
2. to continue
3. to go on to do sth
4. to follow
5. to carry on
6. then
7. after that
8. subsequently
9. to proceed
10. to ensue
11. in turn
12. in one's turn

Example sentences

• 他吃完饭，接着去上班。Tā chī wán fàn, jiēzhe qù shàngbān.He finished eating and next went to work.
• 我们先开会，接着一起吃饭。Wǒmen xiān kāihuì, jiēzhe yìqǐ chīfàn.We will have the meeting first, and next eat together.

Related words

• 接受aceptar
• 直接directo
• 随着junto con
• 接elegir, obtener
• 接待recepción
• 接触Contacto; contactar

接着 is pronounced jiēzhe and means “Siguiente”. HSK 4 is where this word sits in the Hanyu Shuiping Kaoshi, the exam used to grade Chinese proficiency. Reading 接着 and remembering it are not the same achievement: the first fades within days unless the second is practised. LexiTrail times each review to the edge of forgetting, which is where a repetition is worth the most.