How common it is
继续 appears often in everyday Chinese, so it is worth practicing early and reviewing often.
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Pronunciation focus
Say jìxù slowly first, then repeat it in a short phrase. Listen for the tone shape.
Usage note
“继续”表示前面的事情还没有结束，现在接着做。
“jìxù” biǎoshì qiánmiàn de shìqing hái méiyǒu jiéshù, xiànzài jiēzhe zuò.
“Continue” means the earlier thing is not finished yet, and now you keep doing it.
Context note
它常用在做作业、看书、走路时。
Tā cháng yòng zài zuò zuòyè, kànshū, zǒulù shí.
It is often used when doing homework, reading, or walking.
5 examples
我先喝水，再继续写字。
wǒ xiān hē shuǐ， zài jì xù xiě zì。
I drink water first, then continue writing.
老师说可以继续安静地阅读。
lǎo shī shuō kě yǐ jì xù ān jìng dì yuè dú。
The teacher said we can continue reading quietly.
雨停了，我们继续去公园。
yǔ tíng le， wǒ men jì xù qù gōng yuán。
The rain stopped, and we continue to the park.
请你继续听我讲故事。
qǐng nǐ jì xù tīng wǒ jiǎng gù shì。
Please continue listening to me tell the story.
他做完一题，又继续做下一题。
tā zuò wán yì tí， yòu jì xù zuò xià yì tí。
He finished one problem and then continued with the next one.
5 mini stories
小明画到一半，想先休息一下。然后他继续画彩虹。
xiǎo míng huà dào yí bàn， xiǎng xiān xiū xi yí xià。 rán hòu tā jì xù huà cǎi hóng。
Xiaoming was halfway through drawing and wanted to rest first. Then he continued drawing the rainbow.
妈妈讲完一个故事，孩子们还想听。她就继续讲。
mā ma jiǎng wán yí gè gù shì， hái zi men hái xiǎng tīng。 tā jiù jì xù jiǎng。
Mom finished one story, and the children still wanted to listen. So she continued talking.
我写字写累了。老师说可以继续，不用着急。
wǒ xiě zì xiě lèi le。 lǎo shī shuō kě yǐ jì xù， bú yòng zháo jí。
I got tired from writing. The teacher said I could continue and not hurry.
弟弟搭积木时掉了一块。可是他没有放弃，还是继续搭。
dì dì dā jī mù shí diào le yí kuài。 kě shì tā méi yǒu fàng qì， hái shì jì xù dā。
When my little brother built blocks, one piece fell. But he did not give up and still continued building.
我们看见太阳出来了，就继续去散步。
wǒ men kàn jiàn tài yáng chū lái le， jiù jì xù qù sàn bù。
We saw the sun come out, so we continued our walk.