Definition

1. Adverbial phrase:
   • Ceaselessly, incessantly, without stopping: Describes an action or state that continues for a long time without interruption or pause.
   • Continually, unceasingly: Indicates that something happens repeatedly or persists over a period.

Usage Examples

• Adverbial phrase:
  • Cô ấy cười không ngớt. (She laughed incessantly.)
  • Mưa rơi không ngớt suốt ba ngày. (The rain fell ceaselessly for three days.)
  • Khán giả vỗ tay không ngớt. (The audience applauded continually.)

Advanced Usage

• Used to intensify verbs, emphasizing the relentless, uninterrupted nature of an action or process.
  • Dư luận bàn tán không ngớt về vụ việc. (Public opinion discussed the incident nonstop.)

Variants and Related Words

• Không dứt: (adverbial phrase) unendingly, without end. Often used similarly but can imply a more emotional or figurative continuity.
• Không ngừng: (adverbial phrase) unceasingly, without cease. Very close in meaning, often interchangeable.
• Liên tục: (adverb) continuously, successively. Focuses more on a sequence without gaps.

Synonyms

• Incessantly: continuing without pause.
• Ceaselessly: without stopping or ending.
• Continually: repeated frequently, seeming constant.

Related Idioms

• Nói không ngớt lời: to talk nonstop, to chatter endlessly.
  • Đứa trẻ nói không ngớt lời về chuyến đi. (The child talked nonstop about the trip.)

1. Ceaseless, continual