源源不绝

源源不絕

yuányuánbùjué

idiom

Meanings

1 flowing endlessly like a spring
2 in a steady stream
3 continuous and unceasing

Characters

to cut off, exhaust

Examples

订单源源不绝地飞来。

Dìngdān yuányuánbùjué de fēilái.

Orders keep flooding in nonstop.

他灵感源源不绝，写了一本又一本。

Tā línggǎn yuányuánbùjué, xiěle yī běn yòu yī běn.

His inspiration never runs dry — he writes book after book.

Tips

usage

Interchangeable with 源源不断. 绝 emphasizes 'cut off', 断 emphasizes 'break' — both mean the flow never stops.

history

源源 itself goes back to 《孟子·万章上》: 欲常常而见之，故源源而来.

Stroke Order

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