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- <p>If something keeps happening and won't stop happening, we say
- that it is "continuous" or "incessant." In Chinese, the words are
- "不断" (bùduàn) and "不停" (bùtíng). Instead of usually being
- adjectives, these two words are usually adverbs (but they can
- sometimes be adjectives too!). However, they are used in different
- ways and different places, so this article will help you
- distinguish when and where to use them.</p>
- <h2 id="不断">不断</h2>
- <p>"不断" is usually placed before the verb it modifies, and it often
- requires <a href="Turning_adjectives_into_adverbs" title=
- "wikilink">the particle "地"</a> to show that it is an adverb.</p>
- <div class="jiegou">
- <p>Subj. + 不断 + 地 + Verb</p>
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- <h3 id="examples">Examples</h3>
- <div class="liju">
- <ul>
- <li>客户 <em>不断地</em> 改变 主意，怎么 办？<span class="trans">The client won't
- stop changing his ideas. What should I do?</span></li>
- <li>过去 的 两 年 里，我们 <em>不断地</em> 在 努力，也 <em>不断地</em> 在
- 进步。<span class="trans">For two years, we continuously pushed
- ourselves and continuously improved.</span></li>
- <li>他们 之间 的 矛盾 一直 <em>不断</em>，关系 <em>不断</em> 恶化。<span class=
- "trans">The argument between them is ongoing. The relationship is
- consistently worsening.</span></li>
- </ul>
- </div>
- <h2 id="不停">不停</h2>
- <p>"不停" is a little more versatile and can be placed both before
- the verb as an adverb, or after the verb as something that is
- somewhat like a complement. Either way, it means the same
- thing.</p>
- <div class="jiegou">
- <p>Subj. + 不停 + 地 + Verb</p>
- </div>
- <h3 id="examples-1">Examples</h3>
- <div class="liju">
- <ul>
- <li>我今天很困，<em>不停地</em>打哈欠。<span class="trans">I'm so tired today. I
- can't stop yawning.</span></li>
- <li>感冒了，喉咙痛，还<em>不停地</em>留鼻水。<span class="trans">I got a cold. My
- throat hurts and my nose keeps running.</span></li>
- <li>吃饭的时候他一句话也不说，<em>不停地</em>吃。<span class="trans">When he's
- eating, he doesn't say anything. He doesn't stop
- eating.</span></li>
- </ul>
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- <p>When "不停" comes after the verb, it behaves somewhat strangely
- and takes "个" before it in order to become grammatical, like
- so:</p>
- <div class="jiegou">
- <p>Subj. + Verb + 个 + 不停</p>
- </div>
- <h3 id="examples-2">Examples</h3>
- <div class="liju">
- <ul>
- <li>孩子 <strong>哭</strong> <em>个不停</em>，是 不 是 发烧 了？<span class=
- "trans">The child is crying constantly. Does he have a
- fever?</span></li>
- <li>今天 电话 <strong>响</strong><em>个不停</em>，烦 死 了。<span class=
- "trans">The phone is ringing incessantly today, it's so
- annoying.</span></li>
- <li>一天到晚 老婆 <strong>唠叨</strong> <em>个不停</em>，你 受 得 了 吗？<span class=
- "trans">In the evening, the wife doesn't stop chatting. Can you
- stand it?</span></li>
- </ul>
- </div>
- <h2 id="sources-and-further-reading">Sources and Further
- Reading</h2>
- <p><a href="Category:grammar_comparison" title=
- "wikilink">Category:grammar comparison</a></p>
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