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

后面的人的脚尖与前面的人的脚后跟相接续。形容相继不绝。

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

接踵而来 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
接踵而来 jiēzhǒng'érlái
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