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

大雨连绵不绝，下了三天。

Dàyǔ liánmiánbùjué, xià le sān tiān.

The heavy rain fell unbroken for three days.

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