接踵而来

接踵而來
jiēzhǒng'érlái

synonym of 接踵而至 (jiēzhǒng'érzhì, “to follow each other and arrive successively”)

Wiktionary

Homographs

接踵而来 jiēzhǒngérlái to come one after the other

Entry Composition

1 接踵 jiēzhǒng to follow on sb's heels
2 而 ér
  1. and
  2. as well as
  3. and so
  4. but (not)
  5. yet (not)
  6. (indicates causal relation)
  7. (indicates change of state)
  8. (indicates contrast)
3 来 lái
  1. to come
  2. (used as a substitute for a more specific verb)
  3. hither (directional complement for motion toward the speaker, as in 回来 huílai)
  4. ever since (as in 自古以来 zìgǔyǐlái)
  5. for the past (amount of time)
  6. (prefix) the coming ...; the next ... (as in 来世 láishì)
  7. (between two verbs) in order to
  8. (after a round number) approximately
  9. (used after 得 dé to indicate possibility, as in 谈得来 tándelái, or after 不 bù to indicate impossibility, as in 吃不来 chībulái)