连绵不绝

連綿不絕

liánmián-bùjué

idiom

Meanings

1 continuous and unbroken
2 stretching on without end
3 ceaseless

Characters

continuous / silk-like

Examples

HSK 1

大雨连绵不绝，下了三天。

Dàyǔ liánmiánbùjué, xià le sān tiān.

The heavy rain fell unbroken for three days.

HSK 5

窗外群山连绵不绝。

Chuāngwài qúnshān liánmiánbùjué.

Outside the window, the mountains stretched on without end.

Tips

usage

Works for anything that keeps going: rain, sound, mountains, lineage, war. Close cousin of 连绵起伏, which adds the sense of rising and falling.

Stroke Order

连 lián

绵 mián

不 bù

绝 jué