4 characters Idiom and proverb 17 949

Chinese learning begins with simple characters, progresses to phrases, and culminates in idioms. This free resource introduces advanced idioms. Today’s focus is 「接踵而至」. Check below for details.

This introduction highlights the idiom 「接踵而至」, with its meaning and examples explained below.

It means people coming one after another. Used to describe a large number of people coming in an endless stream.

The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :

jiē zhǒng ér zhì

while its Cantonese pinyin is :

jip3 jung2 yi4 ji3

With so many Chinese idioms, each holding diverse meanings and uses, there is much to explore. These materials are designed to support your Chinese language studies.