不眠不休 bù mián bù xiū

without stopping to sleep or have a rest (idiom)

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency Unknown

Definitions

  1. 1. without stopping to sleep or have a rest (idiom)

Characters

Character Meaning
不 bù HSK 1
not; no; (negative prefix)
眠 mián HSK 5
to sleep; to hibernate
不 bù HSK 1
not; no; (negative prefix)
休 xiū HSK 2
to rest; to stop doing sth for a period of time; to cease