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接下來

简接下来 · 繁接下來

Mandarin · pinyin jiē xià lái

to accept
to take
next
following

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接: jiē · receive; continue; catch; connect
下: xià · under, underneath, below; down; inferior; bring down
來: lái · come, coming; return, returning
来: lái · come, coming; return, returning

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1–4–2 · jie1 xia4 lai2

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Independent source senses for this spelling, with usage labels retained. Not matched to the pronunciation above.

adj

over the next; over the following

conj

then; next; after that

verb

to accept; to take

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