Chinese word

源源不断

Pronunciation

Pinyinyuán yuán bù duàn

Meaning

  • idiomcontinuously

Example

顾客源源不断上门，生意很好。gù kè yuán yuán bú duàn shàng mén shēng yì hěn hǎo

Customers keep coming in, and business is very good.

Illustration for 源源不断 (continuously)

More examples

捐款源源不断地涌入，救援工作顺利进行。juān kuǎn yuán yuán bú duàn dì yǒng rù jiù yuán gōng zuò shùn lì jìn xíng

Donations poured in continuously, and the relief work went smoothly.

Core concept

A steady stream continues to emerge or come in without stopping.

Common phrases

  • 源源不断地涌入yuán yuán bú duàn dì yǒng rù

    pour in continuously

  • 源源不断地供应yuán yuán bú duàn dì gōng yìng

    provide continuously

  • 源源不断涌现yuán yuán bú duàn yǒng xiàn

    appear continuously

Similar words

络绎不绝luò yì bù jué: People or vehicles passing back and forth continuously without stopping.
接踵而至jiē zhǒng ér zhì: People or things arriving one after another in quick succession.
川流不息chuān liú bù xī: Moving continuously like a flowing stream, with no break in the flow.
层出不穷céng chū bù qióng: New things appearing one after another without ever running out.

Definition in Chinese

形容连续不断地涌出或到来，数量或频率持续且没有中断。xíng róng lián xù bú duàn dì yǒng chū huò dào lái shù liàng huò pín lǜ chí xù qiě méi yǒu zhōng duàn

Word origin

In 源源不断 (yuányuánbùduàn, "continuously"), the repeated 源 (yuán, "source") suggests one flow after another, while 不断 (bùduàn, "unbroken") marks its uninterrupted continuation.

Usage tips

  • For conversational Chinese, it is useful when several customers, messages, orders, or supplies keep appearing in succession rather than arriving just once.

Other meanings

  • in an endless streamidiom

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