HSK 6 · Adjectives

络绎不绝 luòyìbùjué “in an endless stream” in Chinese

Traditional 絡繹不絕

What 络绎不绝 means

  1. in an endless stream
  2. (idiom) continuously

How to say 络绎不绝

  • Pitch chart of the fourth tone: falls from high to low, 5 to 1 on the five-level scale络luò4th tone, falling
  • Pitch chart of the fourth tone: falls from high to low, 5 to 1 on the five-level scale绎yì4th tone, falling
  • Pitch chart of the fourth tone: falls from high to low, 5 to 1 on the five-level scale不bù4th tone, falling
  • Pitch chart of the second tone: rises from mid to high, 3 to 5 on the five-level scale绝jué2nd tone, rising

络绎不绝 in a sentence

  1. 来参观的游客络绎不绝。

    Lái cānguān de yóukè luòyìbùjué.

    Visitors keep arriving in an endless stream.

    Sentence by WillyChina

  2. 这家饭馆的客人络绎不绝。

    Zhè jiā fànguǎn de kèrén luòyìbùjué.

    This restaurant has a constant stream of customers.

    Sentence by WillyChina

How 络绎不绝 is built

Each colour is one part of the character. Parts repeat across thousands of characters, so learning them makes new words easier. See all 214 in our radicals chart.

The character 络 (luò) with each of its parts in a different colour
络luònet-like object
  • 纟silk form of 糸 · mìMeaning part
  • 各individual · gèSound part

纟 hints at the meaning (silk); 各 (gè) hints at the sound. Compare it with luò.

The character 绎 (yì) drawn as one shape
绎yìcontinuous

绎 is a single shape of 8 strokes. Learn it whole, then watch its stroke order below.

The character 不 (bù) drawn as one shape
不bùno; not so

不 is a single shape of 4 strokes. Learn it whole, then watch its stroke order below.

Memory aidPicture a bar 一 across the top that nothing below can get past: not, no.

The character 绝 (jué) with each of its parts in a different colour
绝juéto cut short
  • 纟silk form of 糸 · mìMeaning part
  • 色colour · sèSound part

纟 hints at the meaning (silk); 色 (sè) hints at the sound. Compare it with jué.

How to write 络绎不绝

络 9 strokes · 绎 8 strokes · 不 4 strokes · 绝 9 strokes

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络绎不绝 (luòyìbùjué) stroke order chart: each stroke of the characters in the order you write them
Stroke order chart for 络绎不绝 (luòyìbùjué). Red marks the next stroke, so you can copy it onto paper one step at a time.

Words related to 络绎不绝

Words with 络

网络wǎngluò · network联络liánluò · to contact

Words with 绎

演绎yǎnyì · to deduce

Words with 不

不bù · no不要bùyào · don’t!不客气bú kèqi · you’re welcome对不起duìbuqǐ · sorry不错bùcuò · not bad不好意思bùhǎoyìsi · to feel embarrassed不但búdàn · not only不同bùtóng · different不少bùshǎo · quite a few不见bújiàn · to be missing

Words with 绝

拒绝jùjué · to refuse绝对juéduì · absolute谢绝xièjué · to politely decline断绝duànjué · to break off杜绝dùjué · to put an end to绝望juéwàng · to despair滔滔不绝tāotāobùjué · to talk non-stop空前绝后kōngqiánjuéhòu · unprecedented and unrepeatable

More words: Adjectives

立体lìtǐ · three-dimensional理直气壮lǐzhíqìzhuàng · bold and confident (being in the right)隆重lóngzhòng · grand啰唆luōsuo · long-winded忙碌mánglù · busy茫茫mángmáng · vast盲目mángmù · blind美观měiguān · attractive

FAQs

络绎不绝 (luòyìbùjué) means “in an endless stream” or “(idiom) continuously”. It is an HSK 6 word.
Say it luòyìbùjué: luò with a 4th tone, then yì with a 4th tone, then bù with a 4th tone, then jué with a 2nd tone. Press Listen at the top of this page to hear it, or Slowly to hear each tone clearly.
In Traditional characters, used in Taiwan and Hong Kong, 络绎不绝 is written 絡繹不絕. The pronunciation is the same.
Add a Chinese (Simplified) pinyin keyboard to your phone or computer, type luoyibujue with no tone marks or spaces, then choose 络绎不绝 from the suggestions. Typing luoyibujue into this dictionary’s search box finds it too.
络绎不绝 is an HSK 6 word in the HSK 2.0 word lists.

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Sources: meaning and pinyin checked by a native Mandarin teacher against the official HSK lists. Extra meanings from CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0). Example sentences written by WillyChina. Character parts and stroke order from Make Me a Hanzi.