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jìxù

继续jìxùjìxù
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Usages of jìxù

你nǐ　先xiān　休息xiūxi　一会儿yíhuìr，　我们wǒmen　还hái　有yǒu　一些yìxiē　时间shíjiān，　然后ránhòu　我们wǒmen　继续jìxù　学习xuéxí。nǐ xiān xiūxi yíhuìr, wǒmen hái yǒu yìxiē shíjiān, ránhòu wǒmen jìxù xuéxí.
Rest for a while first; we still have some time, then we’ll continue studying.
只要zhǐyào　继续jìxù　练习liànxí　中文zhōngwén，　你nǐ　就jiù　会huì　说shuō　得de　更gèng　好hǎo。zhǐyào jìxù liànxí zhōngwén, nǐ jiù huì shuō de gèng hǎo.
As long as you keep practicing Chinese, you’ll speak better.
你nǐ　现在xiànzài　有空yǒukòng　吗ma？　我们wǒmen　先xiān　结束jiéshù　这zhè　件jiàn　事情shìqíng，　再zài　继续jìxù。nǐ xiànzài yǒukòng ma? wǒmen xiān jiéshù zhè jiàn shìqíng, zài jìxù.
Are you free now? Let’s finish this matter first, then continue.
这zhè　家jiā　饭店fàndiàn　的de　菜cài　太tài　好吃hǎochī　了le，　我wǒ　已经yǐjīng　很hěn　饱bǎo　了le，　但是dànshì　我wǒ　还hái　想xiǎng　继续jìxù　吃下去chīxiàqù。zhè jiā fàndiàn de cài tài hǎochī le, wǒ yǐjīng hěn bǎo le, dànshì wǒ hái xiǎng jìxù chīxiàqù.
The dishes in this restaurant are so delicious; I’m already very full, but I still want to keep eating.
她tā　先xiān　上shàng　楼上lóushàng　的de　洗手间xǐshǒujiān，　再zài　下来xiàlái　跟gēn　我wǒ　一起yìqǐ　继续jìxù　购物gòuwù。tā xiān shàng lóushàng de xǐshǒujiān, zài xiàlái gēn wǒ yìqǐ jìxù gòuwù.
She first goes upstairs to the restroom, then comes back down and continues shopping with me.
他tā　以为yǐwéi　自己zìjǐ　没有méiyǒu　办法bànfǎ　提高tígāo　中文zhōngwén　水平shuǐpíng，　可是kěshì　老师lǎoshī　说shuō　只要zhǐyào　继续jìxù　练习liànxí　就jiù　会huì　好hǎo　多duō　了le。tā yǐwéi zìjǐ méiyǒu bànfǎ tígāo zhōngwén shuǐpíng, kěshì lǎoshī shuō zhǐyào jìxù liànxí jiù huì hǎo duō le.
He thought he had no way to improve his Chinese level, but the teacher said that as long as he keeps practicing, it will get much better.
学校Xuéxiào　给gěi　了le　他tā　奖学金jiǎngxuéjīn，　老师lǎoshī　也yě　很hěn　支持zhīchí　他tā　继续jìxù　学习xuéxí。Xuéxiào gěi le tā jiǎngxuéjīn, lǎoshī yě hěn zhīchí tā jìxù xuéxí.
The school gave him a scholarship, and the teacher also strongly supports him in continuing to study.

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