Usage note
接着用于表示时间顺序，通常在叙述事件时使用。
jiē zhe yòng yú biǎoshì shí jiān xùn sù, tōng cháng zài narrating dǎnrèn shí hòu yòng.
接着 is used to indicate a sequence of time and is commonly used when narrating events.
Context note
接着常用于描述连续发生的事情，比如讲述一天的活动。
jiē zhe cháng yòng yú miáo huì lián xù fā shēng de dǎnrèn, bǐ rú jiǎng suǒ yī tiān de huó dòng.
接着 is often used to describe a series of events that happen in sequence, such as describing daily activities.
5 examples
妈妈接着做饭。
mā ma jiē zhe zuò fàn。
Mom continues to cook.
吃完饭接着去公园。
chī wán fàn jiē zhe qù gōng yuán。
After finishing the meal, we go to the park next.
我们接着看书。
wǒ men jiē zhe kàn shū。
We continue reading books.
做完作业接着休息。
zuò wán zuò yè jiē zhe xiū xi。
After finishing homework, we rest next.
看完书接着睡觉。
kàn wán shū jiē zhe shuì jiào。
After finishing the book, we go to sleep next.
5 mini stories
早上我吃了早餐，接着去上学。
zǎo shàng wǒ chī le zǎo cān， jiē zhe qù shàng xué。
In the morning, I had breakfast and then went to school.
妈妈洗完衣服，接着晾晒。
mā ma xǐ wán yī fu， jiē zhe liàng shài。
Mom finished washing clothes and then hung them out to dry.
爸爸看完报纸，接着看新闻。
bà ba kàn wán bào zhǐ， jiē zhe kàn xīn wén。
Dad read the newspaper and then watched the news.
我们吃完晚饭，接着看电视。
wǒ men chī wán wǎn fàn， jiē zhe kàn diàn shì。
After dinner, we watched TV next.
做完游戏，接着睡觉。
zuò wán yóu xì， jiē zhe shuì jiào。
After playing games, we went to bed next.
Mini dialogue
做作业
A
我们先写语文作业，接着写数学作业，好吗？
Wǒmen xiān xiě yǔwén zuòyè, jiēzhe xiě shùxué zuòyè, hǎo ma?
Let's do our Chinese homework first, then our math homework, okay?
B
好的，写完数学，接着我们还可以看一会儿书。
Hǎo de, xiě wán shùxué, jiēzhe wǒmen hái kěyǐ kàn yīhuìr shū.
Okay, after finishing math, then we can also read a book for a while.
下雨了
A
刚才还是晴天，接着就下起了大雨。
Gāngcái háishì qíngtiān, jiēzhe jiù xià qǐ le dà yǔ.
It was sunny just now, and then it started raining heavily.
B
是啊，我们等雨停了再走吧。
Shì a, wǒmen děng yǔ tíng le zài zǒu ba.
Yes, let's wait until the rain stops before we go.
Related words and contrasts
similar
然后
rán hòu
then, afterwards
接着 and 然后 both mean 'then', but 接着 often implies one action follows another more closely.
similar
接下来
jiē xià lái
next, following
接下来 is often used to introduce the next step or topic.