不休

bùxiū
  1. endlessly
  2. ceaselessly

CEDICT

to not stop; to be endless; to be ceaseless; to be incessant; to be nonstop

Wiktionary

不止、不息。

重編國語辭典

Examples

我決定今年不休假。

I decided not to go on holiday this year.

Source: Tatoeba

Entry Composition

1 不 bù
  1. no; not so
  2. (bound form) not; un-
2 休 xiū
  1. to rest
  2. to stop doing sth for a period of time
  3. to cease
  4. (imperative) don't

Containing this entry

一不做，二不休 yībùzuò,èrbùxiū
  1. lit. either don't do it, or don't rest (idiom)
  2. fig. if you do it at all, you may as well go the whole hog
  3. in for a penny, in for a pound
不死不休 bùsǐbùxiū to fight to one's last gasp
不眠不休 bùmiánbùxiū without stopping to sleep or have a rest (idiom)
刺刺不休 cìcìbùxiū
  1. to talk incessantly
  2. to chatter on and on
呶呶不休 náonáobùxiū (idiom) to chatter endlessly; to talk nonstop
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Related entries

無已 wúyǐ
  1. endlessly
  2. to have no choice
不盡 bùjìn
  1. not completely
  2. endlessly
这个系统存在着许多缺陷和不尽完善的地方。

This system is bristling with defects and drawbacks.

Source: Tatoeba

不息 bùxī
  1. continually
  2. without a break
  3. ceaselessly
树欲静而风不息，子欲养而亲不在！

As the trees crave tranquility in the ever-persistent wind, the child craves the care of its ever-absent parents.

Source: Tatoeba