一连串 (一連串)
yī lián chuàn
Pinyin
Definition
一连串 (一連串)
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- a succession of
- a series of
Character Decomposition
Related Words (20)
- 1 one
- 2 1
- 3 single
- 4 a (article)
- 5 as soon as
- 6 entire
- 7 whole
- 8 all
- 9 throughout
- 10 "one" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 1)
- 11 also pr. [yāo] for greater clarity when spelling out numbers digit by digit
- 1 (used after a verb) give it a go
- 2 to do (sth for a bit to give it a try)
- 3 one time
- 4 once
- 5 in a while
- 6 all of a sudden
- 7 all at once
- 1 in the same place
- 2 together
- 3 with
- 4 altogether (in total)
- 1 first
- 2 number one
- 3 primary
- 1 one by one
- 2 one after another
Idioms (20)
一不做,二不休
- 1 don't do it, or don't rest (idiom); either give up, or go through to the end
- 2 Since we started, we must carry it through whatever happens.
- 3 in for a penny, in for a pound
一丘之貉
- 1 jackals of the same tribe (idiom); fig. They are all just as bad as each other.
一之为甚
- 1 once is more than enough (idiom)
一干二净
- 1 thoroughly (idiom)
- 2 completely
- 3 one and all
- 4 very clean
一五一十
- 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。
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.
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。
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.
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。
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.