不息

bùxī
phrase #26,657

Meanings

  1. 1 ceaselessly
  2. 2 without stopping
  3. 3 unceasingly

Examples

HSK 3
Tā nǔlì bùxī, zhōngyú qǔdé le chénggōng.
He worked tirelessly and finally achieved success.
HSK 5
Shēngmìng bùxī, fèndòu bùzhǐ.
While life endures, the struggle continues.
HSK 7-9
Chuānliú-bùxī de chēliàng ràng chéngshì chōngmǎn shēngjī.
The endless stream of vehicles fills the city with vitality.

Tips

usage
不息 is a bound form typically used in formal written Chinese and in chengyu-style compounds like 川流不息 (endless stream) and 生生不息 (endlessly thriving). It rarely stands alone in speech.

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