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不息
bùxī
1. continually
2. without a break
3. ceaselessly
Common • Top 22%

Character Breakdown

不
bù
no, not, un-; negative prefix
HSK 1 4 丶
息
xī
to end, to cease, to put a stop to; pause, breath, rest; news
HSK 2 10 丶

Compound Words (4)

川流不息
chuānliúbùxī
the stream flows without stopping (idiom); unending flow
HSK 6
生生不息
shēngshēngbùxī
to grow and multiply without end
自强不息
zìqiángbùxī
to strive unremittingly
生命不息，战斗不止
shēngmìngbùxī,zhàndòubùzhǐ
while there is life, the fight continues (idiom); to fight to the last

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Category
Chinese
Word Frequency Rank
18,281 of 84,292