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接踵

jiē zhǒng

2-character word

What 接踵 means

1. to follow on sb's heels

The characters in 接踵

• 接jiēto receive; to answer (the phone); to meet or welcome sb
• 踵zhǒngto arrive; to follow; heel

Example sentences

• 生命中你无法选择接踵而至的挑战，但是你可以选择不成为一个失败者。
  Shēngmìng zhōng nǐ wúfǎ xuǎnzé jiēzhǒng ér zhì de tiǎozhàn, dànshì nǐ kěyǐ xuǎnzé bù chéngwéi yī gè shībàizhě.
  Being challenged in life is inevitable, being defeated is optional.

Words starting with 接踵

• 接踵而来jiē zhǒng ér láito come one after the other

Words containing 接踵

• 摩肩接踵mó jiān jiē zhǒnglit. rubbing shoulders and following in each other's footsteps; a thronging crowd