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接連不斷

简 接连不断 · 繁 接連不斷
Mandarin · pinyin jiē lián bù duàn

Meanings

  1. (idiom) in unbroken succession; continuous
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接
jiē · receive; continue; catch; connect
連
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不
bù · no, not; un-; negative prefix
斷
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连
lián · join, connect; continuous; even
断
duàn · sever, cut off; interrupt
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Mandarin tones

1–2–4–4 · jie1 lian2 bu4 duan4

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phrase

  1. (idiomatic) continuously; in rapid succession

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