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Using 相继 (xiāngjì) to express "one after another"
Sequence & Order
Structure
Subject + 相继 + Verb
Explanation
相继 (xiāngjì) is an adverb meaning "one after another" or "in succession," indicating that multiple events or actions happen sequentially within a short period. It is placed before the verb it modifies. For example, 相继死亡 means "died one after another."
Examples
几位老人相继去世，村子里变得很安静。
Jǐ wèi lǎorén xiāngjì qùshì, cūnzi lǐ biàn de hěn ānjìng.
Several elderly people passed away one after another, and the village became very quiet.
那一年，好几家店相继关门了。
Nà yì nián, hǎo jǐ jiā diàn xiāngjì guānmén le.
That year, several stores closed down one after another.
三个国家相继宣布了新的政策。
Sān gè guójiā xiāngjì xuānbù le xīn de zhèngcè.
Three countries successively announced new policies.