Chinese word

不停

Pronunciation

Pinyinbù tíng

Meaning

  • adverbconstantly

Example

他不停地打电话。tā bù tíng dì dǎ diàn huà

He keeps making phone calls.

Illustration for 不停 (constantly)

More examples

她在操场上不停地跑步。tā zài cāo chǎng shàng bù tíng dì pǎo bù

She runs constantly on the playground.

Core concept

An unbroken flow carries an action, sound, or state forward.

Common phrases

  • 不停地跑步bù tíng dì pǎo bù

    run constantly

  • 电话响个不停diàn huà xiǎng gè bù tíng

    the phone rings constantly

Similar words

一直yì zhí: Shows that something has continued all along since it started.
不断bú duàn: Describes an abstract process or change that goes on continuously.
总是zǒng shì: Shows that something regularly happens or is always the case.
始终shǐ zhōng: Shows that a state or attitude stays unchanged throughout a period.

Definition in Chinese

表示没有中断地连续进行，多用于表示动作反复或持续的状态，语气偏口语化，可用于动作、声音或状态的持续描述。biǎo shì méi yǒu zhōng duàn dì lián xù jìn xíng duō yòng yú biǎo shì dòng zuò fǎn fù huò chí xù de zhuàng tài yǔ qì piān kóu yǔ huà kě yòng yú dòng zuò shēng yīn huò zhuàng tài de chí xù miáo shù

Word origin

不停 (bùtíng, "not stop") combines 不 (bù, "not") with 停 (tíng, "stop"), so its literal structure naturally describes something that does not pause.

Usage tips

  • A useful contrast for English speakers is frequency versus continuity: this word presents separate events as one connected run, not merely as something that happens often.

Opposites

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