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马不停蹄 — “To advance tirelessly or without stopping”

马不停蹄 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to advance tirelessly or without stopping”. To be on the go continuously; to keep on moving without a break. Literally, “Horse's hooves without stopping”.

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马不停蹄 Pronunciation and Pinyin

  • 马mǎ
  • 不bù
  • 停tíng
  • 蹄tí

马不停蹄 Character Breakdown

CharacterPinyinStrokesMeaning
马
mǎ3horse, big, large
不
bù4not
停
tíng11to stop or halt
蹄
tí16animal hoof or foot

Example Sentence with 马不停蹄

为了按时完成项目,他马不停蹄地工作了三天三夜。
To finish the project on time, he worked non-stop for three days and three nights.

Idioms Related to 马不停蹄

Synonyms of 马不停蹄

  • zài再jiē接zài再lì厉continue to exert oneself
  • yè夜yǐ以jì继rì日work day and night without rest
  • kuài快mǎ马jiā加biān鞭redouble efforts to accelerate progress

Antonyms of 马不停蹄

  • suì岁yuè月cuō蹉tuó跎waste years idly
  • guǒ裹zú足bù不qián前hesitate to move forward

More idioms starting with 马

  • mǎ马shàng上gōng功chéng成achieve success quickly, often by military conquest
  • mǎ马shàng上qiáng墙tóu头a romantic rendezvous spot
  • mǎ马shàng上dé得tiān天xià下win an empire on horseback
  • mǎ马shàng上fáng房zi子overtly agree, covertly oppose
  • mǎ马shàng上kàn看huā花to observe things superficially
  • mǎ马bù不jiě解ān鞍to work without rest
  • mǎ马zhōng中guān关wǔ五typographical or scribal errors
  • mǎ马yǎng仰rén人fān翻utter chaos and confusion
  • mǎ马rù入huà华shān山universal peace and tranquility
  • mǎ马dào到gōng功chéng成achieve instant success
  • mǎ马dào到chéng成gōng功instant success
  • mǎ马qián前zú卒a subordinate working for others

Questions about 马不停蹄

What does 马不停蹄 mean?
马不停蹄 (mǎ bù tíng tí) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to advance tirelessly or without stopping”.
How do you pronounce 马不停蹄?
马不停蹄 is pronounced mǎ bù tíng tí in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 马不停蹄 literally mean?
Literally, 马不停蹄 means “Horse's hooves without stopping”. It is used to mean “to advance tirelessly or without stopping”.
What is the Chinese definition of 马不停蹄?
比喻不停顿地向前走。
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