How to say “continue” in Chinese
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“Continue” in Chinese is 继续, jì xù: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.
How to pronounce it
继续 is read jì xù: 2 syllables. The tone is part of the word: with another melody you get another word, or just a jumble of sounds.
How to write it
On the left, 纟 “thread”: the thread keeps going.
On the left, 纟 “thread”: drawing the thread on. On the right, 卖 — as in 读 dú.
Strokes go in order: top to bottom and left to right, horizontal before vertical. Tap a character to open its page, with the strokes shown large and the words it appears in. To train your hand, print a handwriting sheet for “继续”.
Examples
Sentences from the course lessons with 继续. Tap the sound icon to listen.
- 休息一下，我们再继续。xiūxiyíxià,wǒmenzàijìxùLet's take a short break and then continue.
More words from the lesson “Pause and continue”
Look up another word in the Chinese–English dictionary: in English, in pinyin or in characters.
Frequently asked questions
How do you say “continue” in Chinese?
“Continue” in Chinese is 继续, pinyin jìxù.
What does 继续 mean?
继续 (jìxù) means “continue”.
How do you write 继续?
继续 is 2 characters: 继 (jì) — continue, inherit; 续 (xù) — continue. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 继续?
继续 is read jìxù. Tones: jì — fourth tone, xù — fourth tone. The page has a native speaker recording.
“continue” in the lesson “Pause and continue”
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