yúguàn

鱼贯

Word · AdverbTraditional魚貫

in single file; one after another

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Meanings

1 sense · 3 examples
1.

adverb

in single file; one after another (like swimming fish)

Describes people or things moving in a continuous line. Often used with verbs like 行, 入, or 进入.

Yóu游
kè客
men们
yú鱼
guàn贯
ér而
rù入
bó博
wù物
guǎn馆
 。

The tourists filed into the museum one by one.

Duì队
wu伍
yán沿
zhe着
shān山
lù路
yú鱼
guàn贯
ér而
xíng行
 。

The procession moved in single file along the mountain path.

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Dài代
biǎo表
men们
yú鱼
guàn贯
rù入
chǎng场
cān参
jiā加
huì会
yì议
 。

The delegates entered the venue in succession to attend the meeting.