{"id":15974,"date":"2020-01-16T21:00:29","date_gmt":"2020-01-16T21:00:29","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/chinesemoment.com\/chinese-grammar\/chinese-grammar-learning-bu-duan-vs-bu-ting\/"},"modified":"2020-01-16T21:00:29","modified_gmt":"2020-01-16T21:00:29","slug":"chinese-grammar-learning-bu-duan-vs-bu-ting","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/chinesemoment.com\/vi\/chinese-grammar-learning-bu-duan-vs-bu-ting\/","title":{"rendered":"Chinese Grammar learning: \u4e0d\u65ad vs \u4e0d\u505c"},"content":{"rendered":"

\tIf something keeps happening and won't stop happening, we say that it is "continuous" or "incessant". In Chinese, the words are "\u4e0d\u65ad" (bùduàn) and "\u4e0d\u505c" (bùtíng). Instead of usually being adjectives, these two words are usually adverbs (but they can sometimes be adjectives too!). However, they are used in different ways and different places, so this article will help you distinguish when and where to use them.<\/p>\n

\t\u4e0d\u65ad<\/strong><\/p>\n

\t"\u4e0d\u65ad" is usually placed before the verb it modifies, and it often requires the particle "\u5730" to show that it is an adverb.
\tSubject + \u4e0d\u65ad + \u5730 + Verb<\/p>\n

\tExamples<\/strong> \t<\/p>\n

Kèhù búduàndì \u0261\u01ceibiàn zh\u01d4yi, z\u011bnme bàn?
\t\u5ba2\u6237 \u4e0d\u65ad\u5730 \u6539\u53d8 \u4e3b\u610f\uff0c\u600e\u4e48 \u529e\uff1f<\/div>\n
The client won't stop changing his ideas. What should I do?<\/div>\n

\t<\/p>\n

Guòqù de li\u01cen\u0261 nián l\u01d0, w\u01d2men búduàndì zài n\u01d4lì, y\u011b búduàndì zài jìnbù.
\t\u8fc7\u53bb \u7684 \u4e24 \u5e74 \u91cc\uff0c\u6211\u4eec \u4e0d\u65ad\u5730 \u5728 \u52aa\u529b\uff0c\u4e5f \u4e0d\u65ad\u5730 \u5728 \u8fdb\u6b65\u3002<\/div>\n
For two years, we continuously pushed ourselves and continuously improved.<\/div>\n

\t<\/p>\n

T\u0101men zh\u012bji\u0101n de máodùn yìzhí búduàn, \u0261u\u0101nxi búduàn èhuà.
\t\u4ed6\u4eec \u4e4b\u95f4 \u7684 \u77db\u76fe \u4e00\u76f4 \u4e0d\u65ad\uff0c\u5173\u7cfb \u4e0d\u65ad \u6076\u5316\u3002<\/div>\n
The argument between them is ongoing. The relationship is consistently worsening.<\/div>\n

\t\u4e0d\u505c<\/strong><\/p>\n

\t"\u4e0d\u505c" is a little more versatile and can be placed both before the verb as an adverb, or after the verb as something that is somewhat like a complement. Either way, it means the same thing.
\tSubject + \u4e0d\u505c + \u5730 + Verb<\/p>\n

\tExamples<\/strong> \t<\/p>\n

W\u01d2j\u012bnti\u0101nh\u011bnkùn, bùtín\u0261dìd\u01ceh\u0101qi\u0251n.
\t\u6211\u4eca\u5929\u5f88\u56f0\uff0c\u4e0d\u505c\u5730\u6253\u54c8\u6b20\u3002<\/div>\n
I'm so tired today. I can't stop yawning.<\/div>\n

\t<\/p>\n

G\u01cenmàole, hóulón\u0261tòn\u0261, háibùtín\u0261dì liúbíshu\u01d0.
\t\u611f\u5192\u4e86\uff0c\u5589\u5499\u75db\uff0c\u8fd8\u4e0d\u505c\u5730\u7559\u9f3b\u6c34\u3002<\/div>\n
I got a cold. My throat hurts and my nose keeps running.<\/div>\n

\t<\/p>\n

Ch\u012bfàndeshíhou t\u0101yíjùhuà y\u011bbùshu\u014d, bùtín\u0261dìch\u012b.
\t\u5403\u996d\u7684\u65f6\u5019\u4ed6\u4e00\u53e5\u8bdd\u4e5f\u4e0d\u8bf4\uff0c\u4e0d\u505c\u5730\u5403\u3002<\/div>\n
When he's eating, he doesn't say anything. He doesn't stop eating.<\/div>\n

\tWhen "\u4e0d\u505c" comes after the verb, it behaves somewhat strangely and takes "\u4e2a" before it in order to become grammatical, like so:
\tSubject + Verb + \u4e2a + \u4e0d\u505c<\/p>\n

\tExamples<\/strong> \t<\/p>\n

Háizi k\u016b \u0261èbùtín\u0261, shì bú shì f\u0101sh\u0101o le?
\t\u5b69\u5b50 \u54ed \u4e2a\u4e0d\u505c\uff0c\u662f \u4e0d \u662f \u53d1\u70e7 \u4e86\uff1f<\/div>\n
The child is crying constantly. Does he have a fever?<\/div>\n

\t<\/p>\n

J\u012bnti\u0101n diànhuà xi\u01cen\u0261\u0261èbùtín\u0261, fán s\u01d0 le.
\t\u4eca\u5929 \u7535\u8bdd \u54cd\u4e2a\u4e0d\u505c\uff0c\u70e6 \u6b7b \u4e86\u3002<\/div>\n
The phone is ringing incessantly today, it's so annoying.<\/div>\n

\t<\/p>\n

Yìti\u0101ndàow\u01cen l\u01ceopo láod\u0101o \u0261èbùtín\u0261, n\u01d0 shòu dé le m\u0251?
\t\u4e00\u5929\u5230\u665a \u8001\u5a46 \u5520\u53e8 \u4e2a\u4e0d\u505c\uff0c\u4f60 \u53d7 \u5f97 \u4e86 \u5417\uff1f<\/div>\n
In the evening, the wife doesn't stop chatting. Can you stand it?<\/div><\/p>\n