go on ( pt went ) , pp gone ⇒ 高温天气持续了几天。 Gāowēn tiānqì chíxùle jǐ tiān. → The hot weather went on for some days. ⇒ 该电视节目的收视率持续上升。 Gāi diànshì jiémù de shōushìlǜ chíxù shàngshēng. → The ratings for this TV programme ( 英 ) 或 program ( 美 ) continued to rise.
继续
continue ⇒ 你们要继续努力。 Nǐmen yào jìxù nǔlì. → You must continue to work hard. ⇒ 我们继续昨天的话题接着谈。 Wǒmen jìxù zuótiān de huàtí jiēzhe tán. → We'll continue with the topic we discussed yesterday. ⇒ 身体痊愈后,他继续工作。 Shēntǐ quányù hòu, tā jìxù gōngzuò. → After he recovered he went back to work. ⇒ 我们继续往下读。 Wǒmen jìxù wǎng xià dú. → Let's read on.
续聘
keep ... on ( pt , pp kept ) ⇒ 合同期满后,公司续聘了他。 Hétong qīmǎn hòu, gōngsī xùpìnle tā. → When his contract expired, the company kept him on.
连续
go on without stopping ⇒ 他连续干了3天,觉都没睡。 Tā liánxù gànle sān tiān, jiào dōu méi shuì. → He worked for three days in a row without sleeping.
陆续
one after another ⇒ 代表团陆续抵达。 Dàibiǎotuán lùxù dǐdá. → The delegates arrived one after the other.
断断续续
on and off ⇒ 这本小说他断断续续地写了3年。 Zhè běn xiǎoshuō tā duànduànxùxù de xiěle sān nián. → He wrote the novel on and off for three years.