三番五次 (sān fān wǔ cì): Meaning, Examples & Usage
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三番五次
三番五次 (sān fān wǔ cì): Repeatedly / Over and over again (adverb/idiom) — Meaning & Stroke Order
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Character Breakdown
三 • sān • three • HSK 3.0 · L1
HSK 3.0 · L1
sān
三
three
番 • fān • foreign • HSK 3.0 · L6
HSK 3.0 · L6
fān
番
foreign
五 • wǔ • five • HSK 3.0 · L1
HSK 3.0 · L1
wǔ
五
five
次 • cì • time • HSK 3.0 · L2
HSK 3.0 · L2
cì
次
time
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How to Use 三番五次 in Sentences
sān
三
fān
番
wǔ
五
cì
次
de
地
qiáng
强
diào
调
neutral
emphasize repeatedly
Adverb + Verb
with
强调
sān
三
fān
番
wǔ
五
cì
次
de
地
fàn
犯
cuò
错
sān
三
fān
番
wǔ
五
cì
次
de
地
yāo
邀
qǐng
请
sān
三
fān
番
wǔ
五
cì
次
de
地
quàn
劝
5.
Example Sentences with 三番五次
tā
他
sān
三
fān
番
wǔ
五
cì
次
dì
地
neutral
make mistakes repeatedly
Adverb + Verb
with
犯错
neutral
invite repeatedly
Adverb + Verb
with
邀请
neutral
advise repeatedly
Adverb + Verb
with
劝
lái
来
zhǎo
找
wǒ
我
。
He came to see me again and again.
jǐn
尽
guǎn
管
sān
三
fān
番
wǔ
五
cì
次
dì
地
qiáng
强
diào
调
，
tā
他
yī
依
rán
然
wèi
未
néng
能
zūn
遵
shǒu
守
xiàng
项
mù
目
jié
截
zhǐ
止
rì
日
qī
期
。
Despite repeatedly emphasizing, he still failed to meet the project deadline.
nǐ
你
wèi
为
shén
什
me
么
sān
三
fān
番
wǔ
五
cì
次
dì
地
xiū
修
gǎi
改
zhè
这
fèn
份
bào
报
gào
告
de
的
hé
核
xīn
心
nèi
内
róng
容
？
Why do you repeatedly revise the core content of this report?
mā
妈
mā
妈
sān
三
fān
番
wǔ
五
cì
次
dì
地
tí
提
xǐng
醒
wǒ
我
，
chū
出
mén
门
yào
要
dài
带
sǎn
伞
。
My mother reminded me repeatedly to take an umbrella when going out.
tā
他
bìng
并
fēi
非
sān
三
fān
番
wǔ
五
cì
次
dì
地
chí
迟
dào
到
，
zhǐ
只
shì
是
ǒu
偶
ěr
尔
yù
遇
dào
到
jiāo
交
tōng
通
dǔ
堵
sè
塞
。
He does not repeatedly arrive late; it's just occasional traffic jams.
Words Sharing Characters
More common words that include characters from 三番五次.
Words with
三
再三
zài sān
again and again; repeatedly
丢三落四
diū sān là sì
forgetful
三维
sān wéi
Three-dimensional
三角
sān jiǎo
Triangle / triangular
举一反三
jǔ yī fǎn sān
draw inferences about other cases from one instance
接二连三
jiē èr lián sān
one after another / in quick succession
朝三暮四
zhāo sān mù sì
change one's mind repeatedly / be indecisive
三万
sān wàn
thirty thousand
Words with
番
番茄
fān qié
tomato
翻番
fān fān
Double / Increase
一番
yì fān
Some
番薯
fān shǔ
sweet potato
Words with
五
五颜六色
wǔ yán liù sè
multicolored
五官
wǔ guān
facial features
五湖四海
wǔ hú sì hǎi
all corners of the country
五花八门
wǔ huā bā mén
numerous and varied / all sorts of
Words with
次
其次
qí cì
next
再次
zài cì
one more time
此次
cǐ cì
this time
次要
cì yào
less important; secondary; subordinate
番茄酱
fān qié jiàng
ketchup, tomato sauce
五万
wǔ wàn
fifty thousand
五六
wǔ liù
five or six
五分
wǔ fēn
five points / five cents / five minutes
五十
wǔ shí
fifty
首次
shǒu cì
first
一次性
yī cì xìng
one-off (offer)
名次
míng cì
placing (eg in a competition); ranking
场次
chǎng cì
number of shows; session number; screening
