không dứt
Definition
- Adjective/Adverbial phrase:
- Unceasing, incessant, endless: Describes an action, state, or process that continues without stopping or seems to have no end.
- Relentless, persistent: Indicates something that is continuous and does not let up.
Usage Examples
- Adjective/Adverbial phrase:
- Cơn mưa rơi không dứt suốt ba ngày. (The rain fell incessantly for three days.)
- Tiếng khóc của em bé vang lên không dứt. (The baby's crying rang out unceasingly.)
- Anh ấy có một nỗi buồn không dứt. (He has an endless sadness.)
Advanced Usage
"không dứt ra được": Cannot break free from, cannot detach oneself from.
- Cô ấy không dứt ra được khỏi những kỷ niệm cũ. (She cannot break free from the old memories.)
"tình cảm không dứt": Undying/Unending affection.
- Tình cảm của mẹ dành cho con là không dứt. (A mother's love for her child is unending.)
Variants and Related Words
Không ngừng (adv): Continuously, unceasingly. Often used interchangeably with "không dứt" but can sound slightly more formal or literary.
- Cô ấy làm việc không ngừng. (She works non-stop.)
Vô tận (adj): Infinite, boundless. Emphasizes limitless extent rather than just continuous duration.
- biển trời vô tận (the boundless sea and sky)
Liên miên (adj): Prolonged, dragging on. Often carries a nuance of being tiresomely long or monotonous.
- cơn bệnh liên miên (a prolonged illness)
Synonyms
- Liên tục: Continuous, consecutive.
- Không ngớt: Without pause, unremitting (often used for speech or noise).
- Triền miên: Protracted, enduring (often for negative situations).
Related Phrases (Phrasal Verbs)
(Note: "không dứt" is an adjectival/phrasal construct, not a verb, so it does not form phrasal verbs. Its usage is similar to an adverb or adjective.)
Related Idioms
- Dây dưa không dứt: To drag on and on without resolution; to be interminably protracted.
- Vụ kiện đó dây dưa không dứt. (That lawsuit dragged on and on without end.)