always; at all times; every moment
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Meanings
1 sense · 4 examplesadverb
always; at all times; every moment; constantly
literaryAlmost always used in the double-negative structure 无时无刻不… (lit. 'there is no time when not…') to express 'always' or 'constantly'. The negation 不 is required for the positive meaning.
Wǒ我
men们
wú无
shí时
wú无
kè刻
bù不
zài在
xiǎng想
niàn念
zhe着
nǐ你
。
We are always thinking of you.
Mǔ母
qīn亲
wú无
shí时
wú无
kè刻
bù不
zài在
qiān牵
guà挂
zhe着
hái孩
zi子
。
A mother is constantly worrying about her child.
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Yùn运
dòng动
yuán员
wú无
shí时
wú无
kè刻
bù不
zài在
nǔ努
lì力
xùn训
liàn练
。
Athletes are training hard all the time.
Zhè这
gè个
wèn问
tí题
wú无
shí时
wú无
kè刻
bù不
zài在
kùn困
rǎo扰
zhe着
wǒ我
。
This problem is constantly troubling me.