Learn Chinese Characters

Meaning

continue; replenish

Chinese: 继续、接续。

Hear the Four Tones

The same syllable “xu” becomes a different word in each tone. 续 is the 4th tone. Tap any tone to hear a native voice and see its pitch shape.

Stroke Order

Tap Animate to watch the strokes in order, or Practice to trace it yourself.

Common Words

  • 继续jì xùto continue; to proceed with; to go on with
  • 持续chí xùto continue; to persist; to last; sustainable
  • 连续lián xùcontinuous; in a row; serial; consecutive
  • 手续shǒu xùprocedure; formalities
  • 连续剧lián xù jùserialized drama; dramatic series; show in parts

Example Sentence

休息一会儿后我们继续工作。Xiū xi yí huìr hòu wǒ men jì xù gōng zuò.After a short rest, we continued working.

休息xiū xirest一会儿yī huì ra momenthòuempress我们wǒ menweto continueto continue工作gōng zuòto work