To occur or happen one after another in quick succession without interruption; a continuous stream of events or actions.
今天真是倒霉，先是手机丢了，接着又把钥匙忘在家里，各种麻烦事接二连三地发生。
What a terrible day! First I lost my phone, then I forgot my keys at home; all sorts of troubles happened one after another.
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Early Modern
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Jia Baoyu's father arranged his marriage to Xue Baochai. Lin Daiyu, heartbroken, died young as a result.
Upon learning this, Jia Baoyu fell seriously ill himself. He insisted on going to mourn at Daiyu's coffin, but his family disagreed.
Meanwhile, Yingchun had married and was being mistreated by her husband. Imperial Consort Yuan also sadly passed away from illness. A series of misfortunes thus befell the Jia family, one after another, leaving people no heart to attend to matters in the Grand View Garden.
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