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续

xù

HSK 4 Character Traditional 續

What 续 means

1. to continue
2. to replenish

Example sentences

• 继续！
  Continue!
• 请继续。
  Please continue.
• 继续听。
  Keep listening.
• 继续走。
  Keep going.
• 继续看。
  Keep reading.
• 继续看！
  Keep looking.

Words starting with 续

• 续集xù jísequel; next episode (of TV series etc)
• 续签xù qiānto renew a contract; contract extension
• 续作xù zuòsequel
• 续保xù bǎorenewal of insurance
• 续书xù shūsequel; continuation of a book
• 续约xù yuēto renew or extend a contract
• 续续xù xùcontinuous; on and on; running
• 续费xù fèito renew a subscription
• 续订xù dìngto renew
• 续增xù zēngaddition; appendix; addendum
• 续西游记Xù Xī yóu Jìone of three Ming dynasty sequels to Journey to the West 西游记
• 续编xù biānsequel; continuation (of a serial publication)
• 续命xù mìngto prolong life; to extend one's lifespan; (fig.) to enable sth to keep going…
• 续随子xù suí zicaper (Capparis spinosa)
• 续假xù jiàextended leave; prolonged absence
• 续航xù háng(of an airplane, ship, vehicle etc) to continue a journey without refueling…
• 续租xù zūto renew a lease
• 续发感染xù fā gǎn rǎnsecondary infection
• 续借xù jièextended borrowing (e.g. library renewal)
• 续杯xù bēito refill (a beverage cup)
• 续篇xù piānsequel; continuation (of a story)
• 续跌xù diēto continue to fall (of share prices)
• 续娶xù qǔto remarry
• 续弦xù xián(literary) (of a widower) to remarry

Words containing 续

• 继续jì xùto continue; to proceed with; to go on with
• 持续chí xùto continue; to persist; to last
• 手续shǒu xùprocedure; formalities
• 连续剧lián xù jùserialized drama; dramatic series; show in parts
• 陆续lù xùin turn; successively; one after the other
• 延续yán xùto continue; to go on; to last
• 断断续续duàn duàn xù xùintermittent; off and on; discontinuous
• 连续lián xùcontinuous; in a row; serial
• 手续费shǒu xù fèiservice charge; processing fee; commission
• 待续dài xùto be continued
• 后续hòu xùfollow-up; (dialect) to remarry
• 陆陆续续lù lù xù xùin succession; one after another; continuously
• 连续性lián xù xìngcontinuity
• 接续jiē xùto follow; to continue
• 连续不断lián xù bù duàncontinuous; unceasing
• 断续duàn xùintermittent
• 可持续kě chí xùsustainable
• 持续时间chí xù shí jiānduration
• 可持续发展kě chí xù fā zhǎnsustainable development
• 存续cún xùto continue to exist
• 继续教育jì xù jiào yùcontinuing education
• 不连续bù lián xùdiscontinuous; discrete
• 连续犯lián xù fànsuccessive offenses; serial crime
• 连续集lián xù jíTV series

Characters built on 卖

These share the phonetic component 卖 (mài), which is why their readings rhyme. Learning them as a family is far cheaper than learning them one at a time.

• 读dúto read out; to read aloud; to read; to attend (school); to study (a subject in school)
• 赎shúto redeem; to ransom
• 渎dúdisrespectful; (literary) ditch
• 犊dúcalf; sacrificial victim
• 牍dúdocuments
• 黩dúblacken; constantly; to insult
• 椟dúcabinet; case; casket

Characters that look like 续

Easy to confuse on sight. Compare them side by side once and the pair stops costing you.

• 绩jìto spin (hemp etc); merit; accomplishment
• 缓huǎnslow; unhurried; sluggish
• 锁suǒto lock; to lock up; a lock
• 绣xiùto embroider; embroidery
• 犊dúcalf; sacrificial victim
• 缕lǚstrand; thread; detailed

Sounds the same

Read xù, tone for tone, but written differently.

• 序(bound form) order; sequence; (bound form) introductory; initial; preface
• 叙to narrate; to chat
• 绪beginnings; clues; mental state
• 蓄to store up; to grow (e.g. a beard); to entertain (ideas)
• 畜to raise (animals)
• 酗drunk
• 恤anxiety; sympathy; to sympathize
• 旭dawn; rising sun
• 絮cotton wadding; fig. padding; long-winded
• 婿son-in-law; husband
• 煦balmy; nicely warm; cozy
• 蓿clover; lucerne; Taiwan pr. sù