相繼 [－继]

Jyutping soeng1 gai3
Pinyin xiāng jì

Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
  1. in succession
  2. following closely
Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
  1. 副詞
    一個​接一個​；​一個​輪住​一個​；​連續​；​有​啲​正式​嘅​意味
    in succession; one after another; with a slightly formal connotation
    • 相繼自殺
      相继自杀
      soeng1 gai3 zi6 saat3
      to commit suicide one after another
    • 新嘅紅火蟻蟻丘相繼被發現。
      新嘅红火蚁蚁丘相继被发现。
      san1 ge3 hung4 fo2 ngai5 ngai5 jau1 soeng1 gai3 bei6 faat3 jin6.
      New red fire ant colonies were discovered one after another.
Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. adv
    continuously; one after another; bit by bit; in turn; successively; in succession
    (syn.) 先後, 一連, 前后, 连, 接连不断, 不斷, 连连, 陸陸續續, 接连, 陆陆续续, 连续, 不断, 陆续, 纷纷, 陸續, 接連不斷, 接連, 先后, 前後, 一连, 連, 勿斷, 連紲, 連連, 勿断, 络绎, 紛紛, 連續, 絡繹, 连绁
Definitions (Kaifangcidian)
  1. （沒有對應漢語詞彙）
Definitions (HSK3.0)
  1. HSK3 七一九级词汇表 #4520
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    相继
    相繼
    soeng1 gai3
    • in succession; one after another; with a slightly formal connotation
  2. Cantonese
    相继自杀
    相繼自殺
    soeng1 gai3 zi6 saat3
    • to commit suicide one after another
  3. Cantonese
    新嘅红火蚁蚁丘相继被发现。
    新嘅紅火蟻蟻丘相繼被發現。
    san1 ge3 hung4 fo2 ngai5 ngai5 jau1 soeng1 gai3 bei6 faat3 jin6.
    • New red fire ant colonies were discovered one after another.
  4. Cantonese
    影坛多位资深演员今年相继谢世。
    影壇多位資深演員今年相繼謝世。
    jing2 taan4 do1 wai2 zi1 sam1 jin2 jyun4 gam1 nin2 soeng1 gai3 ze6 sai3.
    • Several senior movie actors passed away in succession this year.
Examples (Wiktionary)
  1. Mandarin
    1990年，随着谭咏麟、张国荣淡出香港流行乐坛，刘德华、张学友、李克勤和Beyond乐队相继冒起。
    1990年，隨着譚詠麟、張國榮淡出香港流行樂壇，劉德華、張學友、李克勤和Beyond樂隊相繼冒起。
    １９９０ nián ， suí zhe tán yǒng lín ， zhāng guó róng dàn chū xiāng gǎng liú xíng yuè tán ， liú dé huá ， zhāng xué yǒu ， lǐ kè qín hé Ｂｅｙｏｎｄ yuè duì xiàng jì mào qǐ ．
    • In 1990, in the wake of the fading away of Alan Tam and Leslie Cheung from the Hong Kong popular music world, Andy Lau, Jacky Cheung, Hacken Lee, and Beyond rose in succession.