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    Expressing "one after another" with 陆续 (lùxù)

    Frequency & Habit
    Sequence & Order

    Structure

    陆续 + Verb Phrase

    Explanation

    陆续 (lùxù) means "one after another" or "in succession," describing actions or events that happen continuously but not simultaneously. It emphasizes that things occur in a steady, sequential flow over a period of time.

    Examples

    • 客人们陆续到达了会场。

      kèrenmen lùxù dàodá le huìchǎng.

      The guests arrived at the venue one after another.

    • 春天来了，花儿陆续开放了。

      chūntiān lái le, huār lùxù kāifàng le.

      Spring has come, and the flowers are blooming one after another.

    • 同学们陆续交上了作业。

      tóngxuémen lùxù jiāo shàng le zuòyè.

      The classmates turned in their homework one after another.

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