bùxiū

不休

Word · Verb

endlessly; ceaselessly; without stopping

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Meanings

1 sense · 5 examples
1.

verb

to not stop; to be incessant; to be unceasing

neutral

Used as a complement after a verb to indicate an action continues without end, often in a negative or complaining tone. It is typically preceded by verbs like 争论, 争吵, 唠叨.

Tā他
men们
jiù就
zhè这
ge个
wèn问
tí题
zhēng争
lùn论
bù不
xiū休
 。

They argued endlessly about this issue.

Tā她
láo唠
dao叨
bù不
xiū休
 ,
zhēn真
ràng让
rén人
xīn心
fán烦
 。

She kept nagging ceaselessly, which is really annoying.

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Shuāng双
fāng方
wèi为
le了
yī一
diǎn点
xiǎo小
shì事
zhēng争
chǎo吵
bù不
xiū休
 。

The two sides quarreled endlessly over a trivial matter.

Tā他
wèi为
zì自
jǐ己
de的
shī失
bài败
bào抱
yuàn怨
bù不
xiū休
 。

He complained incessantly about his failure.

Shì市
chǎng场
shàng上
xiǎo小
fàn贩
de的
jiào叫
mài卖
shēng声
bù不
jué绝
bù不
xiū休
 。

The vendors' hawking voices in the market were ceaseless.