How to say “continuously” in Chinese
continuously
“Continuously” in Chinese is 不断, bú duàn: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.
How to pronounce it
不断 is read bú duàn: 2 syllables. The tone is part of the word: with another melody you get another word, or just a jumble of sounds.
How to write it
Before a fourth tone it is read bú: 不是 bú shì.
On the right, 斤 “axe”: to chop through.
Strokes go in order: top to bottom and left to right, horizontal before vertical. Tap a character to open its page, with the strokes shown large and the words it appears in. To train your hand, print a handwriting sheet for “不断”.
Examples
Sentences from the course lessons with 不断. Tap the sound icon to listen.
- 他的汉语水平在不断提高。tādeHànyǔshuǐpíngzàibúduàntígāoHis Chinese keeps getting better.
- 我的体重在不断增加wǒdetǐzhòngzàibúduànzēngjiāMy weight keeps going up.
- 我们要不断改进技术wǒmenyàobúduàngǎijìnjìshùWe need to keep improving our technology.
- 任何事物都在不断变化。rènhéshìwùdōuzàibúduànbiànhuàEverything in the world is constantly changing.
- 劳动力成本不断上升láodònglìchéngběnbúduànshàngshēngLabor costs keep rising.
- 优秀人才不断涌现yōuxiùréncáibúduànyǒngxiànTalented people keep emerging one after another.
More words from the lesson “At the gym”
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Frequently asked questions
How do you say “continuously” in Chinese?
“Continuously” in Chinese is 不断, pinyin búduàn.
What does 不断 mean?
不断 (búduàn) means “continuously”.
How do you write 不断?
不断 is 2 characters: 不 (bù) — not, no; 断 (duàn) — break, cut off; judge. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 不断?
不断 is read búduàn. Tones: bú — second tone, duàn — fourth tone. The page has a native speaker recording.
“continuously” in the lesson “At the gym”
This word is from the topic “Health and habits” of HSK 4. In the lesson you hear it in a dialogue, build a sentence with it and say it out loud. Start for free, no sign-up needed.
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