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Collins Chinese-English Dictionary

延续 [yánxù]
  1. 1. verb go on

Comprehensive Chinese-English Dictionary

延续 [yánxù]
  1. 1. continue; go on; last; extend
    旱象延续了半年之久。
    The drought lasted for as long as six months.

Contemporary Standard Chinese Dictionary

延续 [yánxù]
  1. 1. 持续下去
    室外的喧闹声,延续了一个多小时。
    排练延续到深夜。

Examples

室外的喧闹声,延续了一个多小时。
延续祖宗的香火。
continue to mourn
延续哀悼时间
The patient is kept alive on a life-support machine.
那个病人用呼吸机延续着生命。
The judge called for a pitcher of water, a tip-off that the session would be long.
法官要了一大杯水,这表明审判要延续很长一段时间。
The project development may extend over several months or even years.
该项目的开发可能会延续几个月,甚至几年。
For the string quartet, the process of composition was spread out over many months.
对这个弦乐四重奏乐团来说,谱曲的过程延续了很多个月。
Harry's grandson Bobby continued the family tradition by winning.
哈利的孙子鲍比获得了胜利,延续了家族传统。

Collocations

延续不断
continuously
延续两小时
continue for two hours
延续下去
go on
延续辉煌
to continue brilliancy
生命的延续
to continue life

Word Decomposition


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