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continuance; succession

1.NounSino-Korean: 繼續

  1. 1

    continuance; succession

    The act of going on without interruption.

    Korean definition: 끊이지 않고 이어 나감.

    • People look exhausted from the continuing hot weather.

    • It is not right to force someone to continue a marriage even when the husband is violent.

  2. 2

    continuation; resume

    The act of restarting something after an interruption.

    Korean definition: 중단됐던 일을 다시 이어 나감.

    • Today's meeting was a continuation of the last one.

    • The government promised to resume the reunions of separated families, which had been suspended.

2.AdverbSino-Korean: 繼續

  1. 1

    continuously; successively

    Continually without interruption.

    Korean definition: 끊이지 않고 잇따라.

    • I have lived here continuously since ten years ago.

    • At the meeting, the boss didn't listen to the employees' opinions and kept talking only about his own.

  2. 2

    in the manner of resuming

    In the manner of beginning something again after interruption.

    Korean definition: 중단됐던 일을 다시 이어서.

    • After coming back from the restroom, my older sister continued eating the food she'd been eating.

    • I met a friend on the street, chatted briefly, and then continued on my way.