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title: "verb + 个不停 in Chinese Grammar: … non-stop, With Examples"
description: "verb + 个不停: … non-stop; keep on …. Verb + 个不停/没完 means the action goes on and on. 4 real lines from stories, each word explained."
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# verb + 个不停

… non-stop; keep on …

Verb + 个不停/没完 means the action goes on and on.

## In stories

他说了很久很久，一直**说个不停**。

[紧箍咒 · The Tightening Spell](https://mandarinthewild.com/library/read/the-tightening-spell-journey-to-the-west-easy-chinese-11#library-word-220-224) HSK 3

到了十一点半，手机就开始**响个不停**：一份炒饭、两杯奶茶、三碗牛肉面…

[最后一单 · A day in the life of a delivery rider](https://mandarinthewild.com/library/read/a-day-in-the-life-of-a-delivery-rider#library-word-61-65) HSK 4

大火**烧个不停**，大水到处都是，可怕的动物从山里跑出来吃人。

[女娲补天 · Nüwa mends the sky](https://mandarinthewild.com/library/read/nuwa-mends-the-sky#library-word-393-397) HSK 5

孙悟空翻了个筋斗，回到花果山，一群小猴子马上围了上来，抱着他**哭个不停**。

[龙宫借宝 · The Dragon King’s Treasure](https://mandarinthewild.com/library/read/the-dragon-kings-treasure-journey-to-the-west-intermediate-chinese-4#library-word-30-34) HSK 5

[Read 紧箍咒](https://mandarinthewild.com/library/read/the-tightening-spell-journey-to-the-west-easy-chinese-11#library-word-220-224)

## More patterns

- [verb + 不/得 + result (potential) cannot / can (manage to) …](https://mandarinthewild.com/chinese-grammar/v-bu-c)
- [再也 + 不/没 never again; not any more](https://mandarinthewild.com/chinese-grammar/zaiye-bu)
- [谁 + 也/都 + (V不C) no one / nothing: …](https://mandarinthewild.com/chinese-grammar/shei-ye-neg-v)
- [verb + 不了/得了 cannot …; can …](https://mandarinthewild.com/chinese-grammar/v-bu-liao)
- [一 + measure word (+ noun) + 也/都 + 不/没 not a single …](https://mandarinthewild.com/chinese-grammar/yi-cl-ye-bu)
- [一点(儿) + 也/都 + 不/没 not … at all](https://mandarinthewild.com/chinese-grammar/yidian-ye-neg)

## What does verb + 个不停 mean in Chinese?

… non-stop; keep on …. Verb + 个不停/没完 means the action goes on and on.

## How common is verb + 个不停?

It comes up in 7 readings of the 392 stories and articles in our free Library.

## Does it correct my mistakes?

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- [Chinese dictionary](https://mandarinthewild.com/chinese-dictionary)
- [Measure words](https://mandarinthewild.com/measure-words)
- [How hard is this text?](https://mandarinthewild.com/text-level)
- [Free Chinese stories](https://mandarinthewild.com/library)

Patterns found by our own parser; lines from our free Library.