Definition
连绵 means 'continuous, unbroken' and is used for natural scenes like mountain ranges, rain, or warfare that stretch on without pause, often in a flowing, descriptive way. It differs from 连续 (liánxù), a neutral verb for consecutive events in a sequence (e.g., 连续三天), and from 不断 (bùduàn) 'unceasingly' which is an adverb. 连绵 carries a more poetic, visual sense of sprawling expanse.
verb
continuousunbroken (of mountain ranges, rain, war, etc.)
Examples
- 连绵，。Yuǎn chù de qún shān lián mián qǐ fú, fēicháng zhuàngguān.The distant mountain ranges stretch continuously, very spectacular.
- 连绵，。Zhège yuè yīn yǔ lián mián, yīfu dōu shài bù gān.It has been raining continuously this month, and the clothes can't dry.
- 连绵，。Lìshǐ shàng zhè piàn dìqū zhàn huǒ lián mián, bǎixìng shēnghuó kùnkǔ.Historically, this region saw unbroken warfare, and the people lived in hardship.
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