接踵

jiēzhǒng
to follow on sb's heels

CEDICT

  1. (literary) to follow the heels of (one another); to follow one another
  2. to follow the heels of (one another); to follow one another

Wiktionary

後面的人的腳尖與前面的人的腳後跟相接續。形容相繼不絕。

重編國語辭典

Entry Composition

1 接 jiē
  1. to receive
  2. to answer (the phone)
  3. to meet or welcome sb
  4. to connect
  5. to catch
  6. to join
  7. to extend
  8. to take one's turn on duty
  9. to take over for sb
2 踵 zhǒng
  1. to arrive
  2. to follow
  3. heel

Containing this entry

接踵而來 jiēzhǒngérlái to come one after the other
摩肩接踵 mójiānjiēzhǒng
  1. lit. rubbing shoulders and following in each other's footsteps
  2. a thronging crowd
接踵而至 jiēzhǒng'érzhì
比肩接踵 bǐjiānjiēzhǒng
接踵而來 jiēzhǒng'érlái
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