反
复

Repeatedly in Chinese: 反复 (fǎn fù)

fǎn fù

repeatedly

HSK 3.0 Level 3Traditional: 反覆2 example sentences

Definitions

  1. 1repeatedly
  2. 2over and over
  3. 3to upend
  4. 4unstable
  5. 5to come and go
  6. 6(of an illness) to return

Stroke order

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反
复

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ㄈㄢˇ

fǎn

ㄈ/ fㄢ/ anˇ/ third tone

ㄈㄨˋ

fù

ㄈ/ fㄨ/ uˋ/ fourth tone

Simplified & traditional

反复

Simplified

反覆

Traditional

Example sentences

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  • 他在心里反复思量这件事。

    tā zài xīn lǐ fǎn fù sī liang zhè jiàn shì。

    He turned over the matter in his mind.

  • 我知道自己是个累赘，你没必要反复提。

    wǒ zhī dào zì jǐ shì gè léi zhui， nǐ méi bì yào fǎn fù tí。

    I know I'm a burden; you don't have to repeat it.

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Related words

反

fǎn

contrary

复习

fù xí

to review

反对

fǎn duì

to oppose

反映

fǎn yìng

to mirror

复印

fù yìn

to photocopy

复杂

fù zá

complicated

相反

xiāng fǎn

opposite

反而

fǎn ér

on the contrary

反应

fǎn yìng

to react

反正

fǎn zhèng

anyway

复制

fù zhì

to duplicate

恢复

huī fù

to reinstate

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