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作辍无常
作辍无常
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作辍无常
作辍无常

作辍无常 — “To work intermittently and without constancy”

作辍无常 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to work intermittently and without constancy”. To be inconsistent and unable to persevere; to be sporadic and unreliable in one's efforts. Literally, “Work and stop without constancy”.

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作辍无常 Pronunciation and Pinyin

作辍无常 Character Breakdown

Stroke Order
CharacterPinyinStrokesMeaning
作		zuò7to do, make, or act
辍		chuò12stop or cease
无		wú4without, not having
常		cháng11constant, often, ordinary

Example Sentence with 作辍无常

他学习总是作辍无常，一会儿努力，一会儿又放松，这样很难取得进步。
He always studies intermittently, sometimes diligently and sometimes relaxing, making it difficult to make progress.

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Questions about 作辍无常

What does 作辍无常 mean?

作辍无常 (zuò chuò wú cháng) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to work intermittently and without constancy”.

How do you pronounce 作辍无常?

作辍无常 is pronounced zuò chuò wú cháng in Mandarin Chinese.

What does 作辍无常 literally mean?

Literally, 作辍无常 means “Work and stop without constancy”. It is used to mean “to work intermittently and without constancy”.

What is the Chinese definition of 作辍无常?

时作时歇、不能持久。辍：停止；无常：变化不定。