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继续 jì xù to continue / to proceed with / to go on with
持续 chí xù to continue / to persist / to last / sustainable / preservation
延续 yán xù to continue / to go on / to last
接着 jiē zhe to catch and hold on / to continue / to go on to do sth / to follow / to carry on / then / after that / subsequently / to proceed / to ensue / in turn / in one's turn
下去 xià qù to go down / to descend / to go on / to continue / (of a servant) to withdraw
接续 jiē xù to follow / to continue
续 xù to continue / to replenish
承 chéng to bear / to carry / to hold / to continue / to undertake / to take charge / owing to / due to / to receive
继 jì to continue / to follow after / to go on with / to succeed / to inherit / then / afterwards
绍 shào to continue / to carry on
赓 gēng to continue (as a song)
继嗣 jì sì to continue / to continue a family line / posterity / heir
沿用 yán yòng to continue to use (old methods) / to apply as before / according to usage
再接再厉 zài jiē zài lì to continue the struggle (idiom) / to persist / unremitting efforts
我行我素 wǒ xíng wǒ sù to continue in one's own way (idiom)
后劲 hòu jìn energy to continue after the initial phase of an activity / delayed effect
连任 lián rèn to continue in (a political) office / to serve for another term of office
蝉联 chán lián to continue in a post / (to hold a post) several times in succession / (to win a title) in successive years / to stay at number one / to defend a championship
存续 cún xù to continue to exist
因循守旧 yīn xún shǒu jiù (idiom) to continue in the same old rut / diehard conservative attitudes
因循 yīn xún to continue the same old routine / to carry on just as before / to procrastinate
因袭 yīn xí to follow old patterns / to imitate existing models / to continue along the same lines
话不投机半句多 huà bù tóu jī bàn jù duō when views are irreconcilable, it's a waste of breath to continue discussion (idiom)
袭 xí (bound form) to raid / to attack / (bound form) to continue the pattern / to perpetuate / (literary) classifier for suits of clothing or sets of bedding
欲罢不能 yù bà bù néng want to stop but can't (idiom) / to be unable to stop oneself / to feel an urge to continue
骑马找马 qí mǎ zhǎo mǎ (idiom) (coll.) to continue in an unsatisfactory job (or romantic relationship etc) while actively looking for a better one
意犹未尽 yì yóu wèi jìn to wish to continue sth / to have not fully expressed oneself
屡禁不止 lu:3 jìn bù zhǐ to continue despite repeated prohibition (idiom)
一错再错 yī cuò zài cuò to repeat errors / to continue blundering / to make continuous mistakes
勿替敬典 wù tì jìng diǎn to continue to respect ancient canons (idiom)
嗣响 sì xiǎng lit. a following echo / fig. to continue (a tradition)
坚执 jiān zhí to persist / to continue upholding / to persevere / to stick to sth / stubborn
屡禁不绝 lu:3 jìn bù jué to continue despite repeated prohibition (idiom)
断港绝潢 duàn gǎng jué huáng to be unable to continue / to come to a dead end (idiom)
有子存焉 yǒu zǐ cún yān I still have sons, don't I? / fig. future generations will continue the work
留连论诗 liú lián lùn shī to continue to discuss a poem over a long period
百尺竿头，更尽一步 bǎi chǐ gān tóu , gèng jìn yī bù lit. hundred foot pole, progress still further (idiom) / fig. much accomplished, still some work to do / to continue to further successes / not to rest on one's laurels
续跌 xù diē to continue to fall (of share prices)
过不下 guò bu xià to be unable to continue living (in a certain manner) / to be unable to make a living
恋战 liàn zhàn to zealously continue fighting
国际妇女年世界大会后续工作国际会议  International Meeting to Continue the Work of the World Congress for International Women's Year
骑驴找马 qí lu:2 zhǎo mǎ (idiom) (coll.) to continue in an unsatisfactory job (or romantic relationship etc) while actively looking for a better one
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