不絕

简 不绝 · 繁 不絕
Mandarin · pinyin bù jué

Meanings

  1. unending
  2. uninterrupted
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不
bù · no, not; un-; negative prefix
絕
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绝
jué · to cut, sever, break off, terminate
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4–2 · bu4 jue2

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bat1 zyut6

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verb

  1. to be continuous; to be unceasing; to be ceaseless; to be unending; to be uninterrupted

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