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反复 (fǎn fù): Repeatedly (Adverb, Verb) — Meaning & Stroke Order

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Character Breakdown

反 • fǎn • opposite, reverse, against
fǎn反

opposite, reverse, against

复 • fù • to return, to repeat, or to restore
fù复

to return, to repeat, or to restore

Word Info

Pinyinfǎn fù
Meaningrepeatedly; again and again; over and over
Characters2
SyntaxAdverb, Verb

HSK 5 Words

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  • 充满chōng mǎnbe filled with; be full of
  • 点心diǎn xinsnack; dim sum
  • 除非chú fēionly if; only when; unless
  • 本领běn lǐngcapability; capacity; faculty
  • 必然bì ráninevitable; certain; necessarily
  • 承担chéng dānbear; to undertake; assume
  • 背景bèi jǐngbackground
  • 独特dú tèunique; distinctive
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Words Sharing Characters

More common words that include characters from 反复.

Words with 反
  • 反对fǎn duìto fight against; to opposed to something
  • 相反xiāng fǎnopposite; on the contrary
  • 反应fǎn yìngreaction; response; repercussion
反映
fǎn yìng
to mirror
  • 反正fǎn zhènganyway; anyhow; in any case
  • 反而fǎn éron the contrary; instead
  • 违反wéi fǎnto violate; transgress; infringe
  • 反之fǎn zhīconversely; on the contrary; otherwise
    • Words with 复
    • 复习fù xírevise
    • 回复huí fùto reply
    • 复印fù yìnto photocopy
    • 复杂fù zácomplicated
    • 复制fù zhìto duplicate; reproduce; copy
    • 恢复huī fùresume; renew; to recover
    • 重复chóng fùto repeat; to duplicate; iterate
    • 修复xiū fùrepair; restore; renovate
    4.

    Readings & Senses

    fǎn fù(fan fu)
    1. [adverb/verb]repeatedly; again and again; over and over[HSK5]
    2. [adverb/verb/noun]repeatedly; again and again; over and over[HSK 3.0 · L5]
    5.

    How to Use 反复 in Sentences

    Verb + Objectwith经过
    jīng经
    guò过
    fǎn反
    fù复
    neutralWritten
    after repeated (efforts/consideration)
    Adverb + Verb
    fǎn反
    fù复
    sī思
    kǎo考
    Idiomwith无常
    fǎn反
    fù复
    wú无
    cháng常
    6.

    Example Sentences with 反复

    tā他
    fǎn反
    fù复
    shuō说
    “
    nǐ你
    neutral
    think over and over
    fǎn反
    fù复
    qiáng强
    diào调
    neutral
    repeatedly emphasize
    formal
    capricious, changeable
    hǎo
    好
    ”
    。
    He repeatedly says 'hello'.
    zài在
    tán谈
    pàn判
    zhōng中
    ，
    duì对
    fāng方
    dài代
    biǎo表
    fǎn反
    fù复
    qiáng强
    diào调
    hé合
    zuò作
    gòng共
    yíng赢
    de的
    zhòng重
    yào要
    xìng性
    。
    During the negotiations, the other party's representative repeatedly emphasized the importance of win-win cooperation.
    nǐ你
    wèi为
    shén什
    me么
    yào要
    fǎn反
    fù复
    què确
    rèn认
    zhè这
    ge个
    yǐ已
    jīng经
    què确
    dìng定
    de的
    xiāo消
    xi息
    ne呢
    ？
    Why do you need to repeatedly confirm this already confirmed news?
    tā他
    bìng并
    méi没
    yǒu有
    fǎn反
    fù复
    xiū修
    gǎi改
    fāng方
    àn案
    ，
    ér而
    shì是
    zhí直
    jiē接
    tí提
    jiāo交
    le了
    chū初
    gǎo稿
    。
    He did not repeatedly revise the plan; instead, he directly submitted the first draft.
    wǒ我
    fǎn反
    fù复
    liàn练
    xí习
    le了
    nà那
    duàn段
    fù复
    zá杂
    de的
    gāng钢
    qín琴
    qǔ曲
    ，
    zhōng终
    yú于
    néng能
    liú流
    chàng畅
    dì地
    tán弹
    zòu奏
    le了
    。
    I practiced that complex piano piece over and over again and finally could play it fluently.