层出不穷 meaning in English

céngchū-bùqióng

more and more emerge; innumerable succession

HSK 7-9Traditional 層出不窮23 strokes

Meaning of 层出不穷

Definitions from CC-CEDICT.

céngchūbùqióng
  1. more and more emerge
  2. innumerable succession
  3. breeding like flies (idiom)

Stroke order for each character

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层 céng · to pile on top of one another · 7 strokes

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出 chū · to go out · 5 strokes

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不 bù · no · 4 strokes

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穷 qióng · poor · 7 strokes

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Related words

Words that share a character with 层出不穷.

对不起duìbuqǐI'm sorry; excuse me; I beg your pardon; to let (sb) down; to disappoint
出来chūláito come out; to appear
是不是shì bu shìis or is not (used to form yes-no questions)
不用bùyòngneed not
出去chūqùto go out
不大bù dànot very (clear, far away etc); not too; not often; infrequently
不对bùduìincorrect; wrong
不客气bù kèqìyou're welcome; don't mention it
不要bùyàodon't!; must not
不过bùguòonly; merely
不错bùcuòcorrect; right
不行bùxíngwon't do; be out of the question

Questions about 层出不穷

What does 层出不穷 mean?

层出不穷 (céngchū-bùqióng) means "more and more emerge; innumerable succession".

How do you write 层出不穷?

层出不穷 is made of 4 characters: 层 (7 strokes), 出 (5 strokes), 不 (4 strokes), 穷 (7 strokes). That is 23 strokes in total.

Is 层出不穷 an HSK word?

Yes. 层出不穷 is on the HSK 7-9 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.

How is 层出不穷 written in traditional Chinese?

In traditional characters, 层出不穷 is written 層出不窮.