| 先后 | xian1 hou4 | priority |
| 纷纷 | fen1 fen1 | diverse |
| 相继 | xiang1 ji4 | following closely |
| 依次 | yi1 ci4 | in order |
| 一连 | yi1 lian2 | running |
| 接连 | jie1 lian2 | on end |
| 连天 | lian2 tian1 | incessantly |
| 世袭 | shi4 xi2 | hereditary |
| 嗣 | si4 | posterity |
| 层出不穷 | ceng2 chu1 bu4 qiong2 | innumerable succession |
| 一连串 | yi1 lian2 chuan4 | a series |
| 接二连三 | jie1 er4 lian2 san1 | in quick succession |
| 此起彼伏 | ci3 qi3 bi3 fu2 | up and down |