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紧接着

jǐn jiē zhe

3-character word Traditional 緊接著

What 紧接着 means

1. immediately afterwards
2. shortly after that

The characters in 紧接着

• 紧jǐntight; strict; close at hand
• 接jiēto receive; to answer (the phone); to meet or welcome sb
• 着zheaspect particle indicating action in progress or ongoing state

Example sentences

• 她迷路了，紧接着天开始下雨了。
  Tā mílù le, jǐnjiē zhe tiān kāishǐ xiàyǔ le.
  She lost her way and on top of that it began to rain.