DICTIONARY · CC-CEDICT

綿綿不絕

简绵绵不绝 · 繁綿綿不絕

Mandarin · pinyin mián mián bù jué

continuous
endless

Full entryShow on map

Characters in this entry

綿: Look up this written character
不: bù · no, not; un-; negative prefix
絕: Look up this written character
绵: mián · cotton wad; wool; soft, downy
绝: jué · to cut, sever, break off, terminate

Written characters and their own readings; the entry’s pronunciation is shown above.

Explore the spelling

Mandarin tones

2–2–4–2 · mian2 mian2 bu4 jue2

Compare attested words with these syllables ↗

Dictionary tones. Connected speech can change their realization.

Connected dictionary

3character links

Explore word families ↗Compare pronunciations ↗Open character structure ↗

Counts describe dictionary records, not word frequency or semantic similarity. Source identities stay separate.

Read this spelling in Classical texts

Follow a written form into the eight pinned witnesses: Analects, Mencius, Laozi, Zhuangzi, Xunzi, Han Feizi, Sunzi and the Mao Shijing. A match is a place to investigate; it does not prove that a modern dictionary sense fits the passage.

綿綿不絕 · find source passages ↗ · 绵绵不绝 · find source passages ↗

Explore Classical grammar ↗

Compare dictionary sources Wiktionary · 1 sense

Wiktionary English definitions · Chinese section

Independent source senses for this spelling, with usage labels retained. Not matched to the pronunciation above.

phrase

(idiomatic) to be continuous; to be unceasing; to be ceaseless; to be unending

Source page · dump 2026-09-02 · Contributors & history

Wiktionary contributors · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source & license · Data pack