tread on someone's heels; follow one another in quick succession
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesverb
to follow one another closely; to come one after another
literaryUsed as a verb phrase in classical/literary style to describe a dense or continuous flow of people or events. Often appears in set phrases.
Bīn宾
kè客
jiē接
zhǒnɡ踵
ér而
zhì至
，
mén门
tínɡ庭
ruò若
shì市
。
Guests arrived in an endless stream, making the courtyard as busy as a marketplace.
Zāi灾
nàn难
jiē接
zhǒnɡ踵
ér而
lái来
，
rànɡ让
tā他
men们
yìnɡ应
jiē接
bù不
xiá暇
。
Disasters followed one after another, leaving them overwhelmed.
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Zài在
ɡāo高
fēnɡ峰
qī期
de的
dì地
tiě铁
zhàn站
，
rén人
men们
mó摩
jiān肩
jiē接
zhǒnɡ踵
。
During rush hour at the subway station, people are jostling each other in a crowd.