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接连不断

jiē lián bù duàndictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
(idiom) in unbroken succession / continuous
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-542d187430112ff8. Source SHA-256: bbc4b27f26bee1a262f4d7939667a040c7857c7fc0200a2fa7a86d3352a09eae.

Original source entry:

接連不斷 接连不断 [jie1 lian2 bu4 duan4] /(idiom) in unbroken succession; continuous/

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Other forms in these source records: 接連不斷

  • 接
    jiē

    to receive / to answer (the phone) / to meet or welcome sb / to connect / to catch / to join / to extend / to take one's turn on duty / to take over for sb

  • 连
    lián

    to link / to join / to connect / continuously / in succession / including / (used with 也[yě], 都[dōu] etc) even / company (military)

    Lián

    surname Lian

  • 不
    bù

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

  • 断
    duàn

    to break / to snap / to cut off / to give up or abstain from sth / to judge / (usu. used in the negative) absolutely / definitely / decidedly

Reference definitions from CC-CEDICT.