层出不穷céng chū bù qióngmore and more emerge

1. 1.

   more and more emergeidiom

2. 2.

   innumerable successionidiom

Figurative meaning

More and more emerge; innumerable succession.

• 层layer; stratum
• 出to go out; to come out
• 不(bound form) not; un-
• 穷to exhaust

No attested origin story

层出不穷 usually comes at the end of a sentence, after a subject that names the things that keep appearing.

1. HSK 1

   新手机层出不穷。

   Xīn shǒujī céng chū bù qióng.

   New phones keep coming out one after another.

2. HSK 2

   网上的新问题层出不穷。

   Wǎngshang de xīn wèntí céng chū bù qióng.

   New problems online keep emerging, one after another.

3. HSK 4

   各种新方法层出不穷。

   Gèzhǒng xīn fāngfǎ céng chū bù qióng.

   All kinds of new methods keep appearing.

1. 
   Speaker A:

   你又买新手机了？

   Nǐ yòu mǎi xīn shǒujī le?

   You bought a new phone again?

2. 
   Speaker B:

   是啊，新手机层出不穷。

   Shì a, xīn shǒujī céng chū bù qióng.

   Yes, new phones keep coming out one after another.

3. 
   Speaker A:

   那你的旧手机呢？

   Nà nǐ de jiù shǒujī ne?

   What about your old phone?

4. 
   Speaker B:

   我给我妹妹了。

   Wǒ gěi wǒ mèimei le.

   I gave it to my younger sister.

1. 1.What does 层出不穷 mean?

   AMore and more emergeBClosely bound upCA matter of the greatest urgency
2. 2.Which sentence uses 层出不穷 correctly?

   A网上的新问题层出不穷。B我层出不穷地睡觉。C他是层出不穷的老师。
3. 3.Which word fits best? 新手机____。 (New phones keep coming out one after another.)

   A层出不穷B息息相关C当务之急

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