liền liền
Definition
- Adverb:
- Continuously, without interruption: Describes an action that occurs in an unbroken sequence or flow, one after another without stopping.
- Repeatedly, in quick succession: Indicates that actions, often of the same kind, follow each other very closely in time.
Usage Examples
- Adverb:
- Họ bắn liền liền vào mục tiêu. (They fired continuously at the target.)
- Cô ấy gõ cửa liền liền. (She knocked on the door repeatedly.)
- Tin xấu đến liền liền. (The bad news came in quick succession.)
Advanced Usage
- The word "liền liền" is a reduplicative form of "liền", which itself means "immediately" or "continuously". The reduplication intensifies the meaning, emphasizing a non-stop, rapid, or insistent quality.
- It is often used with verbs that imply a series of actions, such as firing a weapon, knocking, asking questions, or events occurring.
Variants and Related Words
- Liền (adv): Immediately, right away, or continuously.
- Anh ấy đến liền. (He came immediately.)
- Liên tục (adv): Continuously, continually. This is a more common and formal synonym.
- Máy chạy liên tục. (The machine runs continuously.)
Synonyms
- Continuously: Without a pause or break.
- In rapid succession: Following one another very quickly.
- Repeatedly: Done many times in succession.
- Uninterruptedly: In an unbroken manner.
Related Idioms
- "Liền liền tấp tấp": This phrase combines "liền liền" with "tấp tấp" (busily, in a bustling manner) to describe a scene of constant, busy, and rapid activity.
- Khách ra vào liền liền tấp tấp. (Customers were coming and going in a constant, bustling stream.)