bat1 ting4不停
Jyutpingbat1 ting4
Yalebāt tìhng
Definition
Without stopping; continuously; non-stop.
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How it's used
Native speakers almost always add the adverbial marker 咁 after 不停 to connect it to the following verb. Without this particle, the sentence often sounds incomplete or overly formal. It is frequently used to describe annoying or excessive repetitive actions.
Examples
He is talking non-stop.
Why are you laughing continuously?
Related words
Common phrases
talking non-stop
doing something continuously
Common mistake
Learners often forget the particle 咁, which makes the sentence sound like a direct translation from written Chinese rather than natural spoken Cantonese.
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Grammar guides
- QuestionsFrom yes or no questions to asking who, what, where, and when. The patterns you need to ask questions naturally in Cantonese.
- ClassifiersCantonese puts a classifier between a number and a noun, and a bare classifier on its own can mean the. Learn the common ones and how to use them.
- ComparisonsHow to say bigger than, the most, the same as, and not as good as. Cantonese uses 過 where Mandarin uses 比, and that catches a lot of learners out.
