# 络绎不绝

luò yì bù jué

Continue arriving or passing in an unbroken stream

## Meaning & wording

**Literally:** Connect one after another without stopping

**Traditional Chinese:** 絡繹不絕

**Register:** General · spoken & written

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## When to use it

Describe a steady flow of visitors, vehicles, or messages.

The focus is continued movement rather than a crowd standing still.

## The image & its use

The expression follows a sequence in which one arrival succeeds another. Visitors may continue entering an exhibition, or customers may pass through a small shop throughout the afternoon. It gives a sense of sustained activity even if only a few people appear at once. A large stationary gathering uses a different image. Add the place and time to show the flow clearly, and explain whether the steady demand is welcome or calls for better organization.

## Examples

来看展览的人络绎不绝。

### Traditional Chinese

來看展覽的人絡繹不絕。

lái kàn zhǎn lǎn de rén luò yì bù jué 。

Visitors kept arriving to see the exhibition.

书店门口的顾客络绎不绝。

### Traditional Chinese

書店門口的顧客絡繹不絕。

shū diàn mén kǒu de gù kè luò yì bù jué 。

Customers came to the bookshop in a steady stream.

下午，问路的人络绎不绝。

### Traditional Chinese

下午，問路的人絡繹不絕。

xià wǔ ， wèn lù de rén luò yì bù jué 。

People continued asking for directions through the afternoon.

订单络绎不绝，团队增加了值班人员。

### Traditional Chinese

訂單絡繹不絕，團隊增加了值班人員。

dìng dān luò yì bù jué ， tuán duì zēng jiā le zhí bān rén yuán 。

Orders kept coming, so the team added staff on duty.

## Sources & reference checks

Original explanations and examples from Chinese Idioms Almanac. Source-checked October 7, 2026.

- [Ministry of Education · 成語典](https://dict.idioms.moe.edu.tw/idiomView.jsp?ID=1151&webMd=1&la=0)

- [CC-CEDICT · forms & pronunciation](https://www.mdbg.net/chinese/dictionary?page=worddict&wdqb=%E7%B5%A1%E7%B9%B9%E4%B8%8D%E7%B5%95)

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