紧接着

Traditional form:

緊接著

Pinyin (reading):

jǐnjiēzhe

Definitions:

• immediately afterwards
• shortly after that

Characters:

• 紧 - tense, tight, taut; firm, secure
• 接 - to connect, to join; to receive, to meet, to answer the phone
• 着 - to make a move, to take action

Traditional characters:

• 緊 - tense, tight, taut; firm, secure
• 接 - to connect, to join; to receive, to meet, to answer the phone
• 著 - to show, to prove, to make known