Chinese symbol for “continuous”
连续
lián xù
Traditional: 連續
continuous; in a row; serial; consecutive
The closest CC-CEDICT match for continuous is 连续 (lián xù), defined as: continuous; in a row; serial; consecutive.
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Characters and stroke order
Traditional forms
Other Chinese words for “continuous”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 绵绵 (綿綿) | mián mián | continuous; uninterrupted |
| 连绵 (連綿) | lián mián | continuous; unbroken |
| 不断 (不斷) | bù duàn | unceasing; uninterrupted |
| 连续不断 (連續不斷) | lián xù bù duàn | continuous; unceasing |
| 绎 (繹) | yì | continuous; to interpret |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 连续.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 连结 (連結) | lián jié | variant of 联结 (lián jié); (Tw) link (on a website); hyperlink |
| 连接 (連接) | lián jiē | to link; to join; to connect |
| 连任 (連任) | lián rèn | to continue in (a political) office; to serve for another term of office |
| 连线 (連線) | lián xiàn | electrical lead; connecting line; (Tw) to connect (to a network, device etc); to go online; connection |
| 相连 (相連) | xiāng lián | to link; to join |
| 继续 (繼續) | jì xù | to continue; to proceed with; to go on with |
| 持续 (持續) | chí xù | to continue; to last; to persist |
| 陆续 (陸續) | lù xù | in turn; successively |
See also: Japanese symbol for “continuous”.
Data: CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0); Unihan Database (Unicode License v3); Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License (graphics.txt); LGPL-3.0-or-later (dictionary.txt)); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.