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不止
bùzhǐ
1. incessantly
2. without end
3. more than
4. not limited to
HSK 6 Very Common • Top 3%

Character Breakdown

不
bù
no, not, un-; negative prefix
HSK 1 4 丶
止
zhǐ
to stop, to halt; to detain; to desist
HSK 4 4 丶

Compound Words (4)

不止一次
bùzhǐyīcì
many times
屡禁不止
lǚjìnbùzhǐ
to continue despite repeated prohibition (idiom)
树欲静而风不止
shùyùjìngérfēngbùzhǐ
lit. the trees long for peace but the wind will never cease (idiom)
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
2,899 of 84,292