时断时续
shí​duàn​shí​xù

intermittent

  1. 时 時 shí adverbverb
    sometimes
    used in the pattern "shí... shí..." to mean "sometimes... sometimes..." or "now..., now..."
  2. 断 斷 duàn verb
    to cut off
    to cut off or interrupt; to stop a supply or connection; to discontinue
  3. 时 時 shí adverbverb
    sometimes
    used in the pattern "shí... shí..." to mean "sometimes... sometimes..." or "now..., now..."
  4. 续 續 xù verb
    to continue
    to continue or extend; to join together or carry on from where something left off