接下来 (jiēxiàlái) · next
接下来 (jiēxiàlái) means “next; what follows”. It is written with 3 characters: 接 (to pick up (sb)) + 下 (down) + 来 (to come). It is an HSK 2 word in the 2021 standard.
How 接下来 is built
The characters
接 jiē · to pick up (sb)
What 接 is made of
- 扌shǒu — hand
- 二 — two strokes
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 亅 — hook
- 二 — two strokes
- 妾qiè — concubine
- 辛xīn — bitter
- 女nǚ — woman
Origin hint: 扌 gives the meaning, 妾 gives the sound. (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
下 xià · down
What 下 is made of
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 卜bo — divination
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 丶 — dot
Origin hint: One stroke under another; compare 上 (above) (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
来 lái · to come
What 来 is made of
- 未wèi — not yet
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 木mù — tree
- 十 — ten
- 八bā — eight
- 丷ha — kwukyel
- 丶 — dot
Origin hint: A wheat plant that has not yet borne fruit; compare 來 (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
Example sentences
Questions about 接下来
What does 接下来 mean?
接下来 (jiēxiàlái) means “next; what follows”.
How do you pronounce 接下来?
接下来 is pronounced jiēxiàlái.
Which HSK level is 接下来?
接下来 is in HSK 2 (2021).
Related words
- 接到jiēdàoto receive
- 接受jiēshòuto accept
- 接着jiēzheto continue
- 直接zhíjiēdirectly
- 接待jiēdàito receive (guests)
- 接近jiējìnto get close to
- 迎接yíngjiēto welcome
- 接触jiēchùto touch
- 间接jiànjiēindirect
- 接连jiēliánin a row
It is part of HSK 2 (2021) · Group 51: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.