连绵 liánmián continuous
continuous; unbroken; uninterrupted; extending forever into the distance (of mountain range, river etc)
How to remember 连绵: 连 link up + 绵 continuous = continuous.
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How it is used
- Continuous and unbroken - stretching on and on - 连绵起伏的群山 (liánmián qǐfú de qúnshān) rolling, unending mountain ranges.
- Typical of mountains, rain, and abstract continuities (阴雨连绵 endless drizzly weather; 连绵不断 unceasing).
- Literary and descriptive; evokes something extending without a break in space or time, unlike the neutral 继续 (to continue).