- (idiom) (when followed by 不[bu4]) at no time; never (Note that in combination with 不[bu4], the meaning is "at no time not ...", i.e. "at all times".)
- (when not followed by 不[bu4]) at all times; always
Characters
- 无 (無): not to have; no; none; not; to lack; un-; -less
- 时 (旹): old variant of 時|时[shi2]
- 无 (無): not to have; no; none; not; to lack; un-; -less
- 刻 (刻): quarter (hour); moment; to carve; to engrave; to cut; oppressive; classifier for short time intervals
Resources
- Wiktionary: 无时无刻
- MDBG: 无时无刻
- Examples with 无时无刻 on Tatoeba
Examples
汤姆和玛丽无时无刻不在辩论。