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Chinese symbol for “unrelenting”

马不停蹄
mǎ bù tíng tí
Traditional: 馬不停蹄
unrelenting; without stopping to rest

The closest CC-CEDICT match for unrelenting is 马不停蹄 (mǎ bù tíng tí), defined as: unrelenting; without stopping to rest.

Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.

Characters and stroke order

马 mǎ
horse; surname
radical 187 ⾺ · 3 strokes
不 bù
no, not, un-; negative prefix
radical 1 ⼀ · 4 strokes
停 tíng
to suspend, to halt, to delay; suitable
radical 9 ⼈ · 11 strokes
蹄 tí
hoof; pig's trotter
radical 157 ⾜ · 16 strokes

Traditional forms

Related words

Other words that share a character with 马不停蹄.

WordPinyinMeaning
马上 (馬上)mǎ shàngat once; right away
马克 (馬克)mǎ kèmark (monetary unit)
马路 (馬路)mǎ lùstreet; road
人马 (人馬)rén mǎmen and horses; troops
骑马 (騎馬)qí mǎto ride a horse
宝马 (寶馬)bǎo mǎprecious horse
不是bù shìno; is not
不能bù néngcannot; must not
停止tíng zhǐto stop; to halt; to cease
马蹄 (馬蹄)mǎ tíhorse's hoof; horseshoe

See also: Japanese symbol for “unrelenting”.

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.