断 duàn
- Strokes
- 11
- Radical
- 斤 — axe
- How it's built
- Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
断断续续
duànduànxùxù
intermittent; off and on
Characters in this word
续 xù
- Strokes
- 11
- Radical
- 纟 — silk
- Made of
- 纟 silk 卖 to sell
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
Example phrases
- 山区信号断断续续，救援队只能靠卫星电话确认伤员位置。 Shānqū xìnhào duànduànxùxù, jiùyuán duì zhǐ néng kào wèixīng diànhuà quèrèn shāngyuán wèizhi. The signal in the mountains was intermittent, so the rescue team could only rely on satellite phones to confirm the injured person's location.
- 他断断续续地讲了一个小时才讲完。 Tā duànduànxùxù de jiǎng le yí gè xiǎoshí cái jiǎng wán. He spoke on and off for an hour before he finished.
- 雨断断续续地下了一整天。 Yǔ duànduànxùxù de xià le yì zhěng tiān. The rain fell on and off all day.
Related words
- 不断 búduàn continuously; nonstop
- 断 duàn to break; to cut off
- 判断 pànduàn to judge
- 诊断 zhěnduàn to diagnose; diagnosis
- 中断 zhōngduàn to interrupt; to break off
- 当机立断 dāngjīlìduàn to make a prompt decision; to act decisively
- 断定 duàndìng to conclude; to assert
- 断绝 duànjué to cut off; to sever
- 断裂 duànliè to fracture; to break
- 断然 duànrán firm; resolute; absolutely
- 断章取义 duànzhāngqǔyì to quote out of context; to distort by taking out of context
- 果断 guǒduàn decisive; resolute