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接連不斷

简接连不断 · 繁接連不斷

Mandarin · pinyin jiē lián bù duàn

(idiom) in unbroken succession; continuous

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接: jiē · receive; continue; catch; connect
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不: bù · no, not; un-; negative prefix
斷: Look up this written character
连: lián · join, connect; continuous; even
断: duàn · sever, cut off; interrupt

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1–2–4–4 · jie1 lian2 bu4 duan4

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(idiomatic) continuously; in rapid succession

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