接 二 连 三

jiē'èr-liánsān

“One after another” in Chinese is 接二连三 (jiē'èr-liánsān).

Meaning

idiomone after another; in quick succession

Example

不但如此，巧合的事还会接二连三地发生。

In addition, coincidences inevitably come in threes.

Example sentence from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0).

Characters

jiēHSK 211 strokesto receive èrHSK 12 strokestwo liánHSK 37 strokesto link sānHSK 13 strokesthree

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