WordTaiwan frequency #28,500
不眠不休
ㄅㄨˋ ㄇㄧㄢˊ ㄅㄨˋ ㄒㄧㄡ
“without sleeping or resting; working ceaselessly; describing extreme diligence or exhaustion”
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不
ㄅㄨˋ
Function word; no; not; un-; negative prefix; used to form questions or emphasize a statement; sometimes used for rhythm.
眠
ㄇㄧㄢˊ
To sleep; to hibernate; insects to lie dormant before molting or during winter; to feign death; lying flat or horizontally.
休
ㄒㄧㄡ
To rest or stop doing something; to cease; don't (imperative); to retire from work; to break off a marriage engagement; also a surname.
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Words sharing these characters
Vocabulary built from the same characters — most common first
- 不會ㄅㄨˋ ㄏㄨㄟˋwill not; not going to; cannot; not able to; (Tw) don't mention it; not at all
- 不同ㄅㄨˋ ㄊㄨㄥˊnot the same; different; distinct; not alike.
- 不過ㄅㄨˋ ㄍㄨㄛˋonly; merely; no more than; but; however; anyway; cannot be more (after adjectives); extremely (after adjectives); unable to complete or bear (after verbs)
- 不能ㄅㄨˋ ㄋㄥˊcannot; must not; should not; unable to; less capable; inferior ability
- 不要ㄅㄨˋ ㄧㄠˋdon't; must not; used to tell someone not to do something; a polite way to advise against an action.
- 不斷ㄅㄨˋ ㄉㄨㄢˋcontinuously; without interruption; unceasingly; constantly; in a continuous manner
- 不少ㄅㄨˋ ㄕㄠˇmany; quite a few; a good number of; not a small amount
- 不僅ㄅㄨˋ ㄐㄧㄣˇnot only; not just; not limited to; used as a correlative conjunction meaning 'not only … but also …'
- 不再ㄅㄨˋ ㄗㄞˋno longer; not anymore; not again; not continuing; not repeating
- 不但ㄅㄨˋ ㄉㄢˋnot only; used to introduce a first point before adding a stronger or more surprising one.
- 不可ㄅㄨˋ ㄎㄜˇcannot; must not; should not; impossible; not allowed.
- 不管ㄅㄨˋ ㄍㄨㄢˇregardless of; no matter; not to be concerned; regardless of circumstances; regardless of what happens