不断
búduànTraditional: 不断
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Translation
unceasingly, continuously, constantly
Word origin
A compound of 不 (bù, not) and 断 (duàn, to cut off, to break), meaning without being cut off, hence unceasing.
- Origin
- compound
- Root
- 不 (bù, not) + 断 (duàn, to break off)
Stroke order
不
断
Examples
。
He studies hard without ever letting up.
步。
Technology is constantly advancing.
雨。
The rain fell continuously all day.
销升。
The company's sales keep rising.
。
She keeps asking the same question.
不断 (bú duàn) means unceasingly or continuously, describing an action that goes on without interruption. The 不 changes to second tone before the fourth-tone 断.
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