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继续 jìxù

继续 jìxù Meaning

Learn the Pinyin Pronunciation and 3 English Translations of the word 继续 jìxù .

Pīnyīn Pronunciation
jìxù | ji4 xu4
English translation
to continue
to proceed with
to go on with

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Traditional form

繼續

Part of speech

Verb / 动词 dòng cí Dòngcí
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Etymology of 继续 jìxù

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Type

pictophonetic

Explanation

Simplified form of . Depicts a continuous series of silk () threads ().

Phonetic compound

Semantic compound

Positional decomposition

⿺?

Number of Strokes

10

Type

pictophonetic

Explanation

Phonosemantic compound. represents the meaning and mài represents the sound. Simplified form of .

Phonetic compound

mài

Semantic compound

Positional decomposition

纟卖

Number of Strokes

11

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Example sentences using 继续 jìxù

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继续 jìxù tuī ya , 伙计 huǒ ji men , zhè kuài 石头 shítou 很快 jiù yāo 推动 tuī dòng le .

Push away, men, we'll soon move this rock.

如果 rúguǒ 继续 jìxù 这样 zhè yàng 下去 xià qù , 势必 shìbì yǒu tiān yāo dūn 监狱 jiānyù .

If he goes on like this, he will be imprisoned some day.

Zuò 起来 qǐlai , xiě 下他 de mèng , 然后 ránhòu 继续 jìxù shuì , 也许 yěxǔ yòu zuò gēng duō 的梦.

He sits up, records his dream, and goes back to sleep, perhaps to dream some more.

zhè zhǐ diǎo 迅速 xùnsù pāi 动双 chì ,继续 jìxù 飞行 fēi xíng .

The bird beat its wings rapidly as it flew on.

继续 jìxù 挥霍 huīhuò 无度 wú dù ,直到 zhí dào Qián yòng guāng 为止 wéi zhǐ .

He went on spending lavishly until his money was at the end.

继续 jìxù Decomposition

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继续 jìxù Compounds

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