没完没了

沒完沒了

méiwán-méiliǎo

idiom HSK 7-9 #8,310

Meanings

1 endless
2 never-ending
3 going on and on

Characters

to end; to conclude

Not finished, not ended — it just goes on and on

Examples

他的抱怨没完没了的。

Tā de bàoyuàn méiwánméiliǎo de.

His complaints are never-ending.

你们俩别没完没了地吵了。

Nǐmen liǎ bié méiwánméiliǎo de chǎo le.

You two stop arguing endlessly.

Tips

usage

没完没了 always carries a negative tone — it expresses annoyance at something that won't stop. Never used for positive things that you'd want to continue.

grammar

Often used as an adverbial with 地: 没完没了地说/吵/抱怨. Can also stand alone as a predicate: 这事儿没完没了.

Stroke Order

没 méi

完 wán

了 le