不断
HSK 4 (exam 2025)HSK 3 (2021)Old HSK 5
不断 (bùduàn) · continuously
不断 (bùduàn) means “continuously; constantly”. It is written with 2 characters: 不 (not) + 断 (to break). It is an HSK 4 word in the current exam syllabus (2025).
How 不断 is built
The characters
不 bù · not
What 不 is made of
- 一 — horizontal stroke
Origin hint: A bird flying toward the sky 一 (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
断 duàn · to break
What 断 is made of
- 米mǐ — uncooked rice
- 丷ha — kwukyel
- 丶 — dot
- 木mù — tree
- 十 — ten
- 八bā — eight
- 丷ha — kwukyel
- 斤jīn — a catty (about 500 grams)
- 厂chǎng — "cliff" in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 27)
- 下xià — below
Origin hint: Using an axe 斤 to harvest grain 米 (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
Example sentences
他不断地练习汉字。Tā bùduàn de liànxí Hànzì.He keeps practicing Chinese characters.
城市在不断变化。Chéngshì zài bùduàn biànhuà.The city is constantly changing.
Questions about 不断
What does 不断 mean?
不断 (bùduàn) means “continuously; constantly”.
How do you pronounce 不断?
不断 is pronounced bùduàn.
Which HSK level is 不断?
不断 is in HSK 4 (exam 2025) and HSK 3 (2021) and Old HSK 5.
Related words
- 不大bùdànot very
- 不对bùduìwrong
- 不客气bùkèqiyou are welcome
- 不用bùyòngno need
- 对不起duìbuqǐsorry
- 是不是shìbushìis it or not
- 不错bùcuònot bad
- 不但bùdànnot only (... but also ...)
- 不够bùgòunot enough
- 不过bùguòbut
Learn 不断 with its group
It is part of HSK 3 (2021) · Group 57: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.