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马不停蹄

mǎ bù tíng tídictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
unrelenting / without stopping to rest
Sources & editorial notes

Reference definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors and MDBG, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source release 2026-10-27T01:55:52Z. Imported 2026-10-27. Definition wording and meaning order are retained. Recognized pronunciation references are displayed with tone marks; the original source record is available below.

Source record: cd-3c9741e9789a941f. Source SHA-256: bbc4b27f26bee1a262f4d7939667a040c7857c7fc0200a2fa7a86d3352a09eae.

Original source entry:

馬不停蹄 马不停蹄 [ma3 bu4 ting2 ti2] /unrelenting/without stopping to rest/

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Other forms in these source records: 馬不停蹄

  • 马
    mǎ

    horse / CL:匹[pǐ] / horse or cavalry piece in Chinese chess / knight in Western chess

    Mǎ

    surname Ma / abbr. for Malaysia 馬來西亞|马来西亚[Mǎ lái xī yà]

  • 不
    bù

    no / not so / (bound form) not / un-

  • 停
    tíng

    to stop / to halt / to park (a car)

  • 蹄
    tí

    hoof / pig's trotters

Reference definitions from CC-CEDICT.