接二连三 — Chinese idiom
接二连三
jiē èr lián sān
Traditional: 接二連三
Meaning
- one after another; in quick succession
Character by character
- 接jiēto connect, to join; to receive, to meet, to answe
- 二èrtwo; twice
- 连liánto join, to connect; continuous; even
- 三sānthree
Idioms sharing a character
- 再接再厉 zài jiē zài lì
- 待人接物 dài rén jiē wù
- 应接不暇 yìng jiē bù xiá
- 接连不断 jiē lián bù duàn
- 目不暇接 mù bù xiá jiē
- 短兵相接 duǎn bīng xiāng jiē
- 移花接木 yí huā jiē mù
- 青黄不接 qīng huáng bù jiē
- 一干二净 yī gān èr jìng
- 一分为二 yī fēn wéi èr
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