马不停蹄

馬不停蹄

mǎbù-tíngtí

idiom #25,021

Meanings

1 without stopping; unrelentingly; non-stop (like a horse that never stops its hooves)

他马不停蹄地赶到了现场。

Tā mǎbù-tíngtí de gǎndào le xiànchǎng.

He rushed to the scene without stopping.

团队马不停蹄地工作了三天三夜。

Tuánduì mǎbù-tíngtí de gōngzuò le sān tiān sān yè.

The team worked non-stop for three days and three nights.

她马不停蹄地从北京飞到上海，又飞到广州。

Tā mǎbù-tíngtí de cóng Běijīng fēi dào Shànghǎi, yòu fēi dào Guǎngzhōu.

She flew non-stop from Beijing to Shanghai, then on to Guangzhou.

memory

Picture a galloping horse (马) that never (不) stops (停) its hooves (蹄) - it describes relentless, uninterrupted motion or effort.

马 mǎ

不 bù

停 tíng

蹄 tí