续 (xù): to continue, to replenish
续 (xù) is a Chinese character meaning “to continue.” Classified as HSK Level 4 (HSK 3.0 Standard, CLEC 2022), it is composed of 纟 (semantic) and 卖 (phonetic). It ranks #552 in character frequency (SUBTLEX-CH corpus).
Etymologically derived, 续 thread. Its radical form 纟 (silk) appears in many related characters such as 系 (xì, to connect), 累 (lèi, tired), 绍 (shào, to continue).
Definitions
- to continue
- to replenish
Etymology & Origin
Stroke Order
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Words & Compounds
HSK Vocabulary with 续
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning | HSK |
|---|---|---|---|
| 继续verb | jì xù | to continue | 4 |
| 持续verb | chí xù | to continue | 5 |
| 连续verb | lián xù | continuous | 5 |
| 手续noun | shǒu xù | procedure | 5 |
| 延续verb | yán xù | to continue | 6 |
| 陆续adverb | lù xù | in turn | 5 |
Common Compounds
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 后续adjective | hòu xù | follow-up |
| 连续剧noun | lián xù jù | TV series |
| 待续verb | dài xù | to be continued |
| 续集noun | xù jí | sequel |
| 断断续续adjective | duàn duàn xù xù | intermittent |
| 连续性noun | lián xù xìng | continuity |
| 手续费noun | shǒu xù fèi | service charge |
| 续订 | xù dìng | to renew |
| 接续verb | jiē xù | to follow |
| 续签verb | xù qiān | to renew a contract |
| 连续不断phrase | lián xù bù duàn | continuous |
| 续假verb | xù jià | extended leave |
| 续借verb | xù jiè | extended borrowing (e.g. library renewal) |
| 续篇noun | xù piān | sequel |
| 狗尾续貂phrase | gǒu wěi xù diāo | lit. to use a dog's tail as a substitute for sable fur (idiom) |
续 appears in 64 compound words: 38 as the first character, 28 as the last, and 34 in a middle position. Compound statistics computed from SUBTLEX-CH and HSK 3.0 vocabulary data.
Strongest Collocations
Characters that most frequently co-occur with 续 in natural Chinese text, ranked by NPMI (Normalized Pointwise Mutual Information) — a statistical measure of association strength.
Idioms & Chengyu (4)
intermittent; off and on; discontinuous; stop-go; stammering; disjointed; inarticulate
continuously; one after another; bit by bit; in turn; successively; in succession
Example Sentences
合同到期后，双方决定续签一年。
Hétong dàoqī hòu, shuāngfāng juédìng xù qiān yī nián.
After the contract expired, both parties decided to renew it for another year.
爱读书的工地大叔走红后第一个春节:继续种地、看书,..
ài dòu shū de gōng dì dà shū zǒu hóng hòu dì yī gè chūn jié : jì xù zhǒng dì , kàn shū , . .
The first Spring Festival after the uncle on the construction site who loves to read became popular: continue to farm and read,..
国际贵金属价格持续走高,现货黄金再度站上5000美..
guó jì guì jīn shǔ jiè gé chí xù zǒu gāo , xiàn huò huáng jīn zài dù zhàn shǎng měi . .
International precious metals prices continue to rise, spot gold again on the 5000 U.S. dollars...
...初二全国高速公路流量快速回升,午后车流持续保持高..
. . . chū èr quán guó gāo sù gōng lù liú liáng kuài sù huí shēng , wǔ hòu chē liú chí xù bǎo chí gāo . .
... The first two days of the national highway traffic quickly rebounded, the afternoon traffic continued to remain high....
苏翊鸣第二滑平稳输出,继续加油!
sū 翊 míng dì èr huá píng wěn shū chū , jì xù jiā yóu !
Su Yiming delivered a steady second run—keep it up!
雷军晒本人AI拜年图并发文:今天初二,继续拜年,小..
léi jūn shài běn rén bài nián tú bìng fā wén jīn tiān chū èr , jì xù bài nián , xiǎo . .
Lei Jun shared his AI New Year greeting image and posted: "Today is the second day of the New Year. Continuing to send greetings, little..."
这种症状在我身上将会持续多久？
Zhèzhǒng zhēng zhuàng zài wǒ shēnshang jiānghuì chíxù duōjiǔ?
For how long will I continue to have these symptoms?
价格还会继续涨吗？
Jiàgé hái huì jìxù zhǎng ma?
Will the price keep going up?
她母亲将继续工作。
Tā mǔqīn jiāng jìxù gōngzuò.
Her mother will continue to work.
我不可能继续保持沈默了。
Wǒ bù kěnéng jìxù bǎochí chén mò le.
I can no longer remain silent.
Character Family
Semantic Family — Characters sharing the 纟 (thread) component
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