断断续续 duànduànxùxù intermittent
intermittent; off and on; discontinuous; stop-go; stammering; disjointed; inarticulate
怎么记住“断断续续”: 断 sever + 续 carry on = intermittent.
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用法
- Intermittent / on and off - of sounds, work, connections: 断断续续地下雨 (duànduàn xùxù de xiàyǔ) rain that keeps stopping and starting, 断断续续地说 (duànduàn xùxù de shuō) speak haltingly.
- Reduplicated and vivid; describes something that repeatedly breaks off and resumes. Usually adverbial with 地.