相继 [
xiāng jì]
(adv) in succession; closely follow after
- 12小时后才相继下达战斗命令。
It is followed about 12 hours later by an operations order. - 大风里,我的青春希望相继熄灭,
But the hopes of youth fall thick in the blast, - 一些乡镇和小城市相继被收复。
Gradually, a few towns and small cities were recovered.