不断 (不斷)
bù duàn
Pinyin

Definition

不断 (不斷)
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bù duàn
  1. unceasing
  2. uninterrupted
  3. continuous
  4. constant

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

不
bù
  1. 1 (negative prefix)
  2. 2 not
  3. 3 no
不久
bù jiǔ
  1. 1 not long (after)
  2. 2 before too long
  3. 3 soon
  4. 4 soon after
不但
bù dàn
  1. 1 not only (... but also...)
不仅
bù jǐn
  1. 1 not only (this one)
  2. 2 not just (...) but also
不到
bù dào
  1. 1 not to arrive
  2. 2 not reaching
  3. 3 insufficient
  4. 4 less than

Idioms (20)

一不做，二不休
yī bù zuò , èr bù xiū
  1. 1 don't do it, or don't rest (idiom); either give up, or go through to the end
  2. 2 Since we started, we must carry it through whatever happens.
  3. 3 in for a penny, in for a pound
一问三不知
yī wèn sān bù zhī
  1. 1 lit. to reply "don't know" whatever the question (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. absolutely no idea of what's going on
  3. 3 complete ignorance
一尘不染
yī chén bù rǎn
  1. 1 untainted by even a speck of dust (idiom); selfless and incorruptible
  2. 2 spotless
一字不提
yī zì bù tí
  1. 1 to not mention a single word (about sth) (idiom)
一山不容二虎
yī shān bù róng èr hǔ
  1. 1 lit. the mountain can't have two tigers (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. this town ain't big enough for the two of us
  3. 3 (of two rivals) to be fiercely competitive

Sample Sentences

让我瞧瞧，真的呢，这棵树砍了又合，根本砍不断啊。
ràng wǒ qiáo qiao ，zhēnde ne ，zhè kē shù kǎn le yòu hé ，gēnběn kǎn bùduàn ā 。
Let me see! Really! The tree joins together again after it's cut, it really can't be chopped down.
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当然外出旅行是大多数人的选择，尤其是现在随着国内经济的不断发展，私家车也越来越多，大家都会在假期的时候选择自驾游出行。
dāngrán wàichū lǚxíng shì dàduōshù rén de xuǎnzé ，yóuqí shì xiànzài suízhe guónèijīngjì de bùduàn fāzhǎn ，sījiāchē yě yuèláiyuèduō ，dàjiā dōu huì zài jiàqī de shíhou xuǎnzé zìjiàyóu chūxíng 。
Of course most people choose to go travelling, especially given that as the domestic economy has continued to develop, there are more and more private cars, so everyone normally chooses to go travelling in their own cars during vacation time.
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喔，所以对内是恐怖统治，对外就不断地侵略别国。
ō ，suǒyǐ duì nèi shì kǒngbù tǒngzhì ，duì wài jiù búduàn de qīnluè bié guó 。
Yes, so domestically they ruled by terror and externally they endlessly invaded other countries.
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随着中非双方自身发展水平的提高，双方合作的内容不断得到充实，加强合作的意愿也更加强烈。
suízhe ZhōngFēi shuāngfāng zìshēn fāzhǎn shuǐpíng de tígāo ，shuāngfāng hézuò de nèiróng bùduàn dédào chōngshí ，jiāqiáng hézuò de yìyuàn yě gèngjiā qiángliè 。
As both China and Africa continue to raise their own development standards, the content of cooperation between the two sides has continuously enriched, and the willingness to strengthen cooperation has also become stronger.
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刚开始那会儿，他父母多么失望啊，家庭矛盾不断升级，害得我都不好意思去他家做客了。
gāng kāishǐ nà huìr ，tā fùmǔ duōme shīwàng ā ，jiātíng máodùn bùduàn shēngjí ，hài de wǒ dōu bùhǎoyìsi qù tā jiā zuòkè le 。
Back at the start, his parents were so disappointed and there were more and more disagreements at home, so much so that I felt embarrassed to go to their house as a guest.
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最大的挑战来自互联网领域发展不平衡、治理规则不健全、秩序不合理等问题日益凸显，信息鸿沟不断拉大，网络犯罪、网络攻击、网络恐怖主义活动等成为公害。
zuìdà de tiǎozhàn láizì hùliánwǎng lǐngyù fāzhǎn bùpínghéng 、zhìlǐ guīzé bù jiànquán 、zhìxù bù hélǐ děng wèntí rìyì tūxiǎn ，xìnxī hónggōu bùduàn lā dà ，wǎngluò fànzuì 、wǎngluò gōngjī 、wǎngluò kǒngbùzhǔyì huódòng děng chéngwéi gōnghài 。
The biggest challenge comes from the ever more obvious uneven development, incomplete regulation, and lack of order in the internet sector, the information gap is getting ever wider, cyber crime, cyber attacks and cyber terrorism have become public nuisances.
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哦，我美丽的皇后，小的错了。网红指的就是“网络红人”，他们是随着网络经济的发展而形成并不断完善壮大的，网红要走红，不是非得符合大众的“审美观”，也可以另辟蹊径，只要迎合网民喜好娱乐、刺激、实用，甚至“审丑”的心态即可。
ò ，wǒ měilì de huánghòu ，xiǎo de cuò le 。wǎnghóng zhǐ de jiùshì “wǎngluò hóngrén ”，tāmen shì suízhe wǎngluò jīngjì de fāzhǎn ér xíngchéng bìng bùduàn wánshàn zhuàngdà de ，wǎnghóng yào zǒuhóng ，bùshì fēiděi fúhé dàzhòng de “shěnměiguān ”，yě kěyǐ lìngpìxījìng ，zhǐyào yínghé wǎngmín xǐhào yúlè 、cìjī 、shíyòng ，shènzhì “shěnchǒu ”de xīntài jí kě 。
Oh. My beautiful queen, I, your humble servant, have erred. Internet stars, are people who get popular on the internet. As the internet economy has developed and become ever more robust and expansive, internet celebrities have gotten popular online, and don't necessarily have to meet public standards of beauty; they can also take an alternative route, they just have to cater to the entertainment, excitement or practical demands of netizens. You can even approach it with an "ugly aesthetic" in mind.
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并不是这样的，中国传统的道德观都有它很实际的一面，打个比方，如果父母因为喜欢赌博而不断向你要钱，你为了满足他们而想尽办法弄钱给他们，那不是孝顺，那叫“愚孝”。
bìngbùshì zhèyàng de ，Zhōngguó chuántǒng de dàodéguān dōu yǒu tā hěn shíjì de yīmiàn ，dǎge bǐfāng ，rúguǒ fùmǔ yīnwèi xǐhuan dǔbó ér bùduàn xiàng nǐ yàoqián ，nǐ wèile mǎnzú tāmen ér xiǎngjìn bànfǎ nòng qián gěi tāmen ，nà bù shì xiàoshùn ，nà jiào “yúxiào ”。
It's not like that at all, all the moral values in Chinese tradition have their practical side, for example, if your parents continuously ask you for money because they like to gamble, and you do everything you can to give money to them to satisfy them, that's not called filial piety, it's just blind filial obedience.
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所有工作完成，准备关店离开的时候，已经是午夜12点了。秦宇骑上单车准备回家，沿途他不断地回味着晚上女孩儿出现和邀约他的画面及情节。
suǒyǒu gōngzuò wánchéng ，zhǔnbèi guān diàn líkāi de shíhou ，yǐjīng shì wǔyè shíèr diǎn le 。Qínyǔ jì shàng dānchē zhǔnbèi huíjiā ，yántú tā bùduàn de huíwèi zhe wǎnshang nǚháiēr chūxiàn hé yāoyuē tā de huàmiàn jí qíngjié 。
It was already midnight when he's done with all the tasks and ready to leave the shop. Qinyu got on his bike to ride back home. On his way home, he kept thinking back to the scene tonight when the girl showed up with the invitation.
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但在此后数年间，亚马逊电商业务面临水土不服以及中国本土电商的挤压，持续走在收缩的道路上，市场份额也从15.4%跌至不到1%，电商业务不断压缩后的亚马逊在中国还能走多远？一切尚待观察。
dàn zài cǐhòu shǔ niánjiān ，Yàmǎxùn diànshāng yèwù miànlín shuǐtǔbùfú yǐjí Zhōngguó běntǔ diànshāng de jǐyā ，chíxù zǒu zài shōusuō de dàolù shàng ，shìchǎngfèné yě cóng diēzhì bùdào ，diànshāng yèwù bùduàn yāsuō hòu de Yàmǎxùn zài Zhōngguó hái néng zǒu duō yuǎn ？yīqiè shàng dài guānchá 。
However, in the following years, squeezed by China’s local e-commerce players, Amazon's e-commerce business began to shrink. The market share also fell from 15.4% to less than 1%. How far can Amazon go in China with it’s shrinking e-commerce business. Everything remains to be seen.
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