# 紧接着 (jǐnjiēzhe)

In Mandarin Chinese, 紧接着 (jǐnjiēzhe) means “immediately afterwards; right after”. It is part of the HSK 7–9 vocabulary list in the official HSK 3.0 standard.

- Meaning: immediately afterwards; right after
- Pinyin: jǐnjiēzhe (jin3 jie1 zhe5)
- Traditional: 緊接著
- HSK 3.0 · Level 7–9

## Examples

- 闪电过后，紧接着就是雷声。
  Shǎndiàn guòhòu, jǐnjiēzhe jiùshì léishēng.
  Right after the lightning came the sound of thunder.

## Characters

- [紧](https://hanziro.com/word/jin-tight/) (jǐn): tight; urgent
- [接](https://hanziro.com/word/jie-receive/) (jiē): to receive; to meet
- [着](https://hanziro.com/word/zhe-ongoing-action/) (zhe): (particle) ongoing action

https://hanziro.com/word/jin-jie-zhe-immediately-afterwards/

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