接连不断

接連不斷

jiēliánbùduàn

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

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.

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.

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