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TOPIK 4adverb

끊임없이

kkeunimeopsi [끄니멉씨]

끊임없이 + verb (끊임없이 노력하다)

constantly, ceaselessly, without stopping

Example

성공하려면 끊임없이 노력해야 해요.

To succeed, you have to keep working hard without stopping.

Word parts

끊임 'a break' (from 끊다 'to cut') + 없이 'without': 'without a break'.

Good to know

Pronounced [끄니멉씨]; ㄶ drops its ㅎ before a vowel.