# 断断续续 (duànduànxùxù)

In Mandarin Chinese, 断断续续 (duànduànxùxù) means “intermittent; on and off; halting”. It is part of the HSK 7–9 vocabulary list in the official HSK 3.0 standard.

- Meaning: intermittent; on and off; halting
- Pinyin: duànduànxùxù (duan4 duan4 xu4 xu4)
- Traditional: 斷斷續續
- HSK 3.0 · Level 7–9

## Examples

- 雨断断续续地下了一整天。
  Yǔ duànduànxùxù de xiàle yì zhěngtiān.
  It rained on and off all day.

## Characters

- [断](https://hanziro.com/word/duan-break/) (duàn): to break; to snap
- [续](https://hanziro.com/word/xu-continue/) (xù): to continue; to refill

https://hanziro.com/word/duan-duan-xu-xu-intermittent/

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