Chinese symbol for “intermittent”
断断续续
duàn duàn xù xù
Traditional: 斷斷續續
intermittent; off and on; discontinuous; stop-go
The closest CC-CEDICT match for intermittent is 断断续续 (duàn duàn xù xù), defined as: intermittent; off and on; discontinuous; stop-go; stammering; disjointed.
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Characters and stroke order
Traditional forms
Other Chinese words for “intermittent”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 断续 (斷續) | duàn xù | intermittent |
| 忽隐忽现 (忽隱忽現) | hū yǐn hū xiàn | intermittent; now you see it, now you don't |
| 间歇 (間歇) | jiàn xiē | to stop in the middle of sth; intermittent |
| 时断时续 (時斷時續) | shí duàn shí xù | stopping and starting; intermittent |
| 哩哩啦啦 | lī lī lā lā | scattered; intermittent |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 断断续续.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 不断 (不斷) | bù duàn | unceasing; uninterrupted |
| 判断 (判斷) | pàn duàn | to judge; to determine; judgment |
| 垄断 (壟斷) | lǒng duàn | to monopolize |
| 中断 (中斷) | zhōng duàn | to cut short; to break off |
| 诊断 (診斷) | zhěn duàn | to diagnose |
| 切断 (切斷) | qiē duàn | to cut off; to sever |
| 继续 (繼續) | jì xù | to continue; to proceed with; to go on with |
| 持续 (持續) | chí xù | to continue; to last; to persist |
| 连续 (連續) | lián xù | continuous; in a row |
See also: Japanese symbol for “intermittent”.
Data: CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0); Unihan Database (Unicode License v3); Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License (graphics.txt); LGPL-3.0-or-later (dictionary.txt)); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.