HSK 2 · Soon & just now

接下来

jiē xià lái

next; following

Stroke order of 接下来

3 characters, 21 strokes in total. Watch the animation, then try writing it yourself.

接 · 11 strokes 下 · 3 strokes 来 · 7 strokes

Memory trick

接 is a hand 扌 receiving, 下 is below, 来 is come: what comes next.

Parts: 接 follow + 下来 down/next

The characters in 接下来

接 jiē — to pick up; to receive (11 strokes)
下 xià — down; under; below (3 strokes)
来 lái — to come (7 strokes)

Example sentence

接下来我们做什么？

What shall we do next?

Words with 接

接着to follow; then 直接direct; directly 接to pick up; to receive 接到to receive 接受to accept 接待to receive (guests)迎接to welcome; to meet 接近to approach; close to

Words with 下

下午afternoon 楼下downstairs 下课class is over 下班to get off work 下车to get off (a vehicle)坐下to sit down 下down; under; below 下边below; bottom 下雨to rain 下次next time 一下儿(once; a bit)下雪to snow 零下below zero 下周next week 以下below; less than 放下to put down 留下to stay; to leave behind 一下a bit; once

Words with 来

起来to get up; to rise 来to come 来到to arrive; to come to 出来to come out 进来to come in 回来to come back 来自to come from 后来afterwards; later 原来originally; so it turns out 越来越more and more 带来to bring 过来to come over 上来to come up 下来to come down 传来to come through (of sound or news)以来since 从来always; ever 本来originally

More words: Soon & just now

刚just; just now 刚才just now 刚刚just; a moment ago 不久soon; not long after 不一会儿in a short while 就要to be about to 快要almost; about to 快点儿hurry up 随时at any time 同时at the same time 接着to follow; then 然后then; after that 等到by the time; to wait until 多久how long 好久a long time

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