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不已

bù yǐ
HSK 3.0 Level 6 Verb Uncommon

Definitions

  1. 1. endlessly
  2. 2. incessantly

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Word relationships

Synonyms

3 items
不断
bù duàn

unceasing

both indicate continuous or unceasing state
不停
bù tíng

incessant

both can express 'without stopping'
无休无止
wú xiū wú zhǐ

ceaseless; endless (idiom)

similarly conveys endlessness, often with negative tone

Usage notes

Collocations

不已 is typically used after a monosyllabic adjective or a few disyllabic psychological verbs, forming fixed phrases like 兴奋不已 (extremely excited), 感动不已 (deeply moved). It cannot be freely attached to all adjectives.

Common mistakes

Do not use 不已 alone as a predicate; it must follow an adjective or verb. For example, saying *我不已 is ungrammatical.

Example Sentences

3 shown
他激动 不已 地跑上台。
He ran onto the stage, extremely excited.
我激動 不已 。
Source: Tatoeba.org (ID 6091682)
麥格激動 不已 。
Source: Tatoeba.org (ID 5576744)

Sentence data courtesy of Tatoeba.org. AI-generated examples are marked with this icon.

Words Containing 不已

赞叹不已
zàn tàn bù yǐ

to be full of praise (idiom)

缠绵不已
chán mián bù yǐ

to cling without letting go

颤抖不已
chàn dǒu bù yǐ

to shake like a leaf (idiom)

惊叹不已
jīng tàn bù yǐ

to exclaim in astonishment

Child Words of 不已

不
bù

no; not so

已
yǐ

already