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title: "Jielian Meaning: 接连 (jiēlián) Means “in succession”"
description: "接连 (traditional 接連, jiēlián) means “in succession; one after another”. Hear its tones, see what 接 and 连 each mean and a real sentence that uses it."
canonical: "https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/jielian"
published: "2026-10-21"
updated: "2026-11-06"
author: "Mandarin The Wild"
---

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# What does 接连 mean?

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接连 jiēlián

## in succession; one after another

## Its characters

1. 接 jiē to receive
2. 连 lián in succession

## In a sentence

他接连三天都迟到了。 He was late three days in a row.

台上一位将军**接连**翻了好几个筋斗，台下的观众顿时一起大喊：“好！

From [京剧是什么？ · What is Peking opera?](https://mandarinthewild.com/library/read/what-is-peking-opera#library-word-594-596)

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## More words with 接 or 连

- [承接 chéngjiē](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/chengjie)
- [对接 duìjiē](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/duijie)
- [接触 jiēchù](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/jiechu)
- [接待 jiēdài](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/jiedai)
- [接近 jiējìn](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/jiejin)
- [接力 jiēlì](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/jieli)
- [接受 jiēshòu](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/jieshou)
- [接着 jiēzhe](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/jiezhe)
- [连接 liánjiē](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/lianjie)
- [连连 liánlián](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/lianlian)

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