to catch; to carry on (adv.)
HSK 4
Traditional
接著
Radicals
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Examples
他解释了计划，接着开始讨论。 tā jiěshì le jìhuà, jiēzhe kāishǐ tǎolùn. - He explained the plan and then started the discussion.
她接着讲述了她的经历。 tā jiēzhe jiǎngshù le tā de jīnglì. - She went on to talk about her experience.
我们吃完饭，接着去看电影。 wǒmen chī wán fàn, jiēzhe qù kàn diànyǐng. - We finished eating and then went to the movies.
他接着完成了剩下的工作。 tā jiēzhe wánchéng le shèngxià de gōngzuò. - He continued to finish the remaining work.
接着，他提出了一个新问题。 jiēzhe, tā tíchū le yīgè xīn wèntí. - Next, he raised a new question.
Characters
着 zhe - used after a verb and indicates the long-term nature of an action or state of an object); -ing | HSK 2
接 jiē - connect | HSK 3