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Comparing "buduan" and "buting"
If something keeps happening and won't stop happening, we say that it is "continuous" or "incessant." In Chinese, the words are 不断 (bùduàn) and 不停 (bùtíng). These two words are usually adverbs in Chinese, but they can sometimes be adjectives too. Their uses are subtly different, so this article will help you distinguish when and where to use them.
- Keywords
- 不断 · 不停
- Used for
- Expressing time and date · Expressing attitude · Expressing duration
- Classification
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Examples (10)
客户不断地改变主意，怎么办？
过去的两年里，我们不断地在努力，也不断地在进步。
他们之间的矛盾一直不断，关系不断恶化。
我今天很困，不停地打哈欠。
感冒了，喉咙痛，还不停地流鼻涕。
吃饭的时候他一句话也不说，不停地吃。
孩子哭个不停，是不是发烧了？
你一直说个不停，太吵了，不要再说了。
今天电话响个不停，烦死了。
一天到晚老婆唠叨个不停，你受得了吗？
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Summary, structure, classification, and adapted sentence examples draw from the AllSet Learning Chinese Grammar Wiki under CC BY-NC-SA 3.0; changes were made. This noncommercial reference is based on an October 2023 snapshot.
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