接下来
jiēxiàláiTraditional: 接下来
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Translation
next, following, what comes next
Word origin
A compound of 接 (jiē, to follow on from), 下 (xià, down or after) and 来 (lái, to come), literally what follows on and comes next.
- Origin
- compound
- Root
- 接 (jiē, to follow on) + 下 (xià, down, after) + 来 (lái, to come)
Stroke order
接
下
来
Examples
？
What do we do next?
。
Coming up next is the news.
雨。
It will rain over the next few days.
言。
Next, please listen to his speech.
。
It is your turn next.
接下来 (jiē xià lái) means next, following, what comes next. It is an adverbial phrase introducing the following step or event.
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