紧接着

緊接著

jǐnjiēzhe

adverb HSK 7 #15,216

Meanings

1 immediately after
2 right after
3 following closely

Characters

to connect; to follow

aspect particle

Examples

他说完后，紧接着就走了。

Tā shuō wán hòu, jǐnjiēzhe jiù zǒu le.

Right after he finished speaking, he left.

雷声过后，紧接着下起了大雨。

Léishēng guò hòu, jǐnjiēzhe xiàqǐ le dàyǔ.

Right after the thunder, heavy rain started.

Tips

grammar

Used to connect two events in quick succession. Often placed at the start of the second clause.

Stroke Order

紧 jǐn

接 jiē

着 zhe