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連續

简连续 · 繁連續

Mandarin · pinyin lián xù

continuous
in a row
serial
consecutive

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連: Look up this written character
續: Look up this written character
连: lián · join, connect; continuous; even
续: xù · continue, carry on; succeed

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2–4 · lian2 xu4

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

lin4 zuk6

Cantonese word readings for 連續. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.

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adv

continuously; one after another; bit by bit; in turn; successively; in succession

adj

continuous; successive; serial
(mathematics) continuous

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