时断时续 (時斷時續)
shí duàn shí xù
Pinyin

Definition

时断时续 (時斷時續)
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shí duàn shí xù
  1. stopping and starting
  2. intermittent
  3. sporadic
  4. on and off

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

不断
bù duàn
  1. 1 unceasing
  2. 2 uninterrupted
  3. 3 continuous
  4. 4 constant
同时
tóng shí
  1. 1 at the same time
  2. 2 simultaneously
小时
xiǎo shí
  1. 1 hour
  2. 2 classifier: 个 gè
小时候
xiǎo shí hou
  1. 1 in one's childhood
时
Shí
  1. 1 surname Shi

Idioms (20)

一刀两断
yī dāo liǎng duàn
  1. 1 lit. two segments with a single cut (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to make a clean break (idiom)
不识时务
bù shí shí wù
  1. 1 to show no understanding of the times (idiom); cannot adapt to current circumstances
  2. 2 not amenable to reason
不识时变
bù shí shí biàn
  1. 1 to show no understanding of the times (idiom); cannot adapt to current circumstances
  2. 2 not amenable to reason
俗随时变
sú suí shí biàn
  1. 1 customs change with time (idiom); other times, other manners
  2. 2 O Tempora, O Mores!
伤筋断骨
shāng jīn duàn gǔ
  1. 1 to suffer serious injury (idiom)