一连 (一連)
yī lián
Pinyin

Definition

一连 (一連)
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yī lián
  1. in a row
  2. in succession
  3. running

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

一
yī
  1. 1 one
  2. 2 1
  3. 3 single
  4. 4 a (article)
  5. 5 as soon as
  6. 6 entire
  7. 7 whole
  8. 8 all
  9. 9 throughout
  10. 10 "one" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 1)
  11. 11 also pr. [yāo] for greater clarity when spelling out numbers digit by digit
一下
yī xià
  1. 1 (used after a verb) give it a go
  2. 2 to do (sth for a bit to give it a try)
  3. 3 one time
  4. 4 once
  5. 5 in a while
  6. 6 all of a sudden
  7. 7 all at once
一起
yī qǐ
  1. 1 in the same place
  2. 2 together
  3. 3 with
  4. 4 altogether (in total)
第一
dì yī
  1. 1 first
  2. 2 number one
  3. 3 primary
一一
yī yī
  1. 1 one by one
  2. 2 one after another

Idioms (20)

一不做，二不休
yī bù zuò , èr bù xiū
  1. 1 don't do it, or don't rest (idiom); either give up, or go through to the end
  2. 2 Since we started, we must carry it through whatever happens.
  3. 3 in for a penny, in for a pound
一丘之貉
yī qiū zhī hé
  1. 1 jackals of the same tribe (idiom); fig. They are all just as bad as each other.
一之为甚
yī zhī wéi shèn
  1. 1 once is more than enough (idiom)
一干二净
yī gān èr jìng
  1. 1 thoroughly (idiom)
  2. 2 completely
  3. 3 one and all
  4. 4 very clean
一五一十
yī wǔ yī shí
  1. 1 lit. count by fives and tens (idiom); to narrate systematically and in full detail

Sample Sentences

脱离欧盟肯定会对英国产生一连串连锁反应，不过，在短期内对英国无疑是有利的，因为英国可以立即省下每年需缴纳给欧盟的八十亿英镑款项。
tuōlí Ōuméng kěndìng huì duì Yīngguó chǎnshēng yīliánchuàn liánsuǒfǎnyìng ，bùguò ，zài duǎnqī nèi duì Yīngguó wúyí shì yǒulì de ，yīnwèi Yīngguó kěyǐ lìjí shěngxià měinián xū jiǎonà gěi Ōuméng de bāshíyì yīngbàng kuǎnxiàng 。
Brexit will certainly unleash a chain reaction on the UK, but, in the short-term, it will undoubtedly be beneficial to the UK, because the UK can immediately save the 8 billion pounds they pay to the EU each year.
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一连破获两起案件，小尤真正地感受到了和警校不一样的紧张气氛和压迫感。
yī lián pòhuò liǎng qǐ ànjiàn ，XiǎoYóu zhēnzhèng de gǎnshòu dào le hé jǐngxiào bù yīyàng de jǐnzhāng qìfēn hé yāpògǎn 。
Solving two cases in a row, Xiao You was truly able to experience the stress and pressure of working in the real world.
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在处理完马戏团盗窃案之后，李探长他们马上开车前往城北的永康路。因为有人报案，称清早在永康小区85号楼发现了一连串的血脚印，而且从地下室飘出了煤气味。
zài chǔlǐ wán mǎxìtuán dàoqièàn zhīhòu ，Lǐ tànzhǎng tāmen mǎshàng kāichē qiánwǎng chéngběi de yǒngkānglù 。yīnwèi yǒurén bàoàn ，chēng qīngzǎo zài yǒngkāng xiǎoqū bāshíwǔ hào lóu fāxiàn le yīliánchuàn de xiě jiǎoyìn ，érqiě cóng dìxiàshì piāo chū le méiqì wèi 。
After solving the mystery of the circus burglary, Detective Li and his team drove north to Yongkang Road. Someone had reported that they had discovered a trail of bloody footprints and the smell of gas wafting from the basement of building 85 in the Yongkang housing compound.
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女娲高兴极了，一连捏了几十个这样的小东西，她还给他们取了个有趣儿的名字叫”人”。
nǚwā gāoxìng jí le ，yī lián niē le jǐshí ge zhèyàng de xiǎo dōngxi ，tā hái gěi tāmen qǔ le ge yǒuqùr de míngzi jiào ”rén ”。
Nu Wa was extremely happy. One after another she molded dozens of the little objects. She also gave them a very interesting name: "people."
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我一连打了你两天电话，发了无数条短信，你怎么不理我？你知道我有多着急吗？
wǒ yī lián dǎ le nǐ liǎng tiān diànhuà ，fā le wúshù tiáo duǎnxìn ，nǐ zěnme bù lǐ wǒ ？nǐ zhīdào wǒ yǒu duō zháojí ma ？
I have been calling you non-stop for two days, have sent countless text messages, how come you are ignoring me? Do you know how worried I have been?
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有一段时间了。据说美国橄榄球大联盟做了一连串造势活动，什么电视转播、中文官网，还让一些球星说简单的中文跟球迷套近乎呢。
yǒu yīduànshíjiān le 。jùshuō Měiguó gǎnlǎnqiú dà liánméng zuò le yīliánchuàn zàoshì huódòng ，shénme diànshìzhuǎnbō 、Zhōngwén guānwǎng ，hái ràng yīxiē qiú xīng shuō jiǎndān de Zhōngwén gēn qiúmí tàojìnhu ne 。
It's been going on for a while now. I heard that the NFL did a series to promote it, with TV broadcasts, an official Chinese website, and even had some stars speak a bit of simple Chinese to kiss up to the fans.
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