不绝如线 bùjuérúxiàn hanging by a thread Origin Definitions Defs Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents 不绝 不絕 bùjué ceaseless unending; uninterrupted; to continue without stopping如 rú preposition to be like to be like; to be similar to; as if线 線 xiàn noun thread thread; string; wire; something long and thin like a thread; (bound form) made of cotton thread