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断断续续

duàn duàn xù xù

Old HSK 6 HSK 3.0 level 7-9 4-character word Traditional 斷斷續續

断断续续 (duàn duàn xù xù) means "intermittent; off and on; discontinuous". It is an HSK 3.0 level 7-9 word, and was HSK 6 in the old six-level list.

What 断断续续 means

1. intermittent
2. off and on
3. discontinuous
4. stop-go
5. stammering
6. disjointed
7. inarticulate

The characters in 断断续续

• 断duànto break; to snap; to cut off
• 断duànto break; to snap; to cut off
• 续xùto continue; to replenish
• 续xùto continue; to replenish

Example sentences

• 雨断断续续地下了一整天。
  Yǔ duànduànxùxù dìxià le yī zhěngtiān.
  It rained on and off all day.

Where 断断续续 is taught

In the GraphChinese course it is part of HSK 6 Vocabulary · duān–dù (HSK 6), each one a topic in the dependency graph of HSK 1–6 that opens only once its prerequisites are solid.

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