接连不断

接連不斷

jiēlián-bùduàn

idiom #39,541

Meanings

1 one after another without interruption
2 in unbroken succession
3 continuous

Characters

to connect; to continue

to link; in succession

to break; to stop

Examples

HSK 4

最近坏消息接连不断，让人心烦。

Zuìjìn huài xiāoxi jiēliánbùduàn, ràng rén xīnfán.

Bad news has been coming one after another lately, and it's really stressful.

HSK 6

观众的掌声接连不断，持续了整整五分钟。

Guānzhòng de zhǎngshēng jiēliánbùduàn, chíxù le zhěngzhěng wǔ fēnzhōng.

The audience's applause went on without pause for a full five minutes.

HSK 7-9

春节期间，拜年的电话接连不断。

Chūnjié qījiān, bàinián de diànhuà jiēliánbùduàn.

During Spring Festival, the New Year greeting phone calls came in one after another.

Tips

usage

Very common in news/narrative writing. Neutral - can apply to good events (accolades, successes) or bad (disasters, complaints). Usually the subject is a countable series of events: 问题, 事故, 来电, 掌声.

Stroke Order

接 jiē

连 lián

不 bù

断 duàn