源源不断yuán yuán bú duàn(idiom) in an unending stream; continuous

1. 1.

   (idiom) in an unending stream; continuousidiom

Figurative meaning

In an unending stream; continuous.

• 源source
• 源source
• 不(bound form) not; un-
• 断to break

No attested origin story

源源不断 can describe a subject directly or come before 地 and a verb, as in 源源不断地来.

1. HSK 4

   新的想法源源不断。

   Xīn de xiǎngfǎ yuán yuán bú duàn.

   New ideas keep coming in an unending stream.

2. HSK 4

   水源源不断地流过来。

   Shuǐ yuán yuán bú duàn de liú guòlái.

   Water keeps flowing over continuously.

3. HSK 3

   这家店的客人源源不断。

   Zhè jiā diàn de kèrén yuán yuán bú duàn.

   Customers come to this shop in an unending stream.

1. 
   Speaker A:

   你的店生意怎么样？

   Nǐ de diàn shēngyi zěnmeyàng?

   How is business at your shop?

2. 
   Speaker B:

   很好，客人源源不断。

   Hěn hǎo, kèrén yuán yuán bú duàn.

   Very good, customers keep coming in an unending stream.

3. 
   Speaker A:

   周末也是这样吗？

   Zhōumò yě shì zhèyàng ma?

   Is it like that on weekends too?

4. 
   Speaker B:

   是啊，周末人更多。

   Shì a, zhōumò rén gèng duō.

   Yes, there are even more people on weekends.

1. 1.What does 源源不断 mean?

   AIn an unending streamBTo practice fraudCIts reputation is well deserved
2. 2.Which sentence uses 源源不断 correctly?

   A新的想法源源不断。B他源源不断了一本书。C我源源不断去学校。
3. 3.Which word fits best? 水____地流过来。 (Water keeps flowing over continuously.)

   A源源不断B弄虚作假C来之不易

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