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断断续续

斷斷續續
duànduànxùxù
adverb HSK 7-9 #23,947

Meanings

  1. 1 intermittently
  2. 2 on and off
  3. 3 off and on

Characters

断
duàn
to break; to interrupt
续
xù
to continue
AABB pattern: 断断续续 - breaking and continuing, breaking and continuing - describes something intermittent.

Examples

HSK 4
外面断断续续下了一整天的雨。
Wàimiàn duànduànxùxù xià le yìzhěngtiān de yǔ.
It rained on and off outside all day.
HSK 5
她断断续续地讲述了事情的经过。
Tā duànduànxùxù de jiǎngshù le shìqing de jīngguò.
She described what happened in a halting, intermittent manner.

Tips

grammar
断断续续 follows the AABB reduplication pattern common in Chinese. It can be used as an adverb (断断续续地 + verb) or as an adjective (断断续续的 + noun).

Stroke Order

断 duàn
续 xù