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翻来覆去 (fān lái fù qù): Meaning, Examples & Usage

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翻来覆去 (fān lái fù qù): Over and over again / Repeatedly — Meaning & Stroke Order

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翻来覆去 consists of 4 characters.

turn over; turn around; reverse

to cover, to overturn, to capsize

How to Use 翻来覆去 in Sentences

Common collocations & usage patterns. Learn how to combine 翻来覆去 with other words naturally.

Adverb + Verb

fān翻

lái来

fù覆

qù去

de地

kàn看

neutral

look over and over

fān翻

lái来

fù覆

qù去

de地

zhē折

teng腾

Verb + Complement

fān翻

lái来

fù覆

qù去

de地

xiǎng想

Example Sentences with 翻来覆去

tā他

wǎn晚

shàng上

fān翻

lái来

fù覆

qù

informal

Spoken

toss and turn restlessly

neutral

think over and over

fān翻

lái来

fù覆

qù去

shuì睡

bù不

zháo着

informalSpoken

toss and turn unable to sleep

去

shuì睡

bù不

zhe着

。

He tossed and turned all night, unable to sleep.

zhè这

fèn份

hé合

tong同

cǎo草

àn案

，

shuāng双

fāng方

lǜ律

shī师

yǐ已

jīng经

fān翻

lái来

fù覆

qù去

dì地

shěn审

yuè阅

le了

bú不

xià下

shí十

biàn遍

。

The draft of this contract has been reviewed over and over again, no less than ten times, by lawyers from both sides.

nǐ你

wèi为

shén什

me么

zǒng总

shì是

fān翻

lái来

fù覆

qù去

dì地

niàn念

dāo叨

nà那

jiàn件

yǐ已

jīng经

guò过

qù去

hěn很

jiǔ久

de的

xiǎo小

shì事

ne呢

？

Why do you keep bringing up that trivial matter from long ago over and over again?

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zhè这

ge个

wèn问

tí题

wǒ我

fān翻

lái来

fù覆

qù去

xiǎng想

le了

hǎo好

jǐ几

biàn遍

，

hái还

shì是

méi没

zhǎo找

dào到

dá答

àn案

。

I've thought about this problem over and over again, but still haven't found an answer.

tā他

bìng并

méi没

yǒu有

fān翻

lái来

fù覆

qù去

dì

wèi为

le了

gòu构

sī思

zhè这

ge个

qíng情

jié节

，

tā

wèi为

le了

zhǔn准

bèi备

zhè这

cì次

yǎn演

jiǎng讲

，

tā

wǒ我

zuó昨

wǎn晚

bǎ把

bīng冰

xiāng箱

fān翻

lái来

fù覆

地

jiū纠

jié结

xì细

jié节

，

ér而

shì是

guǒ果

duàn断

dì地

zuò做

chū出

le了

jué决

dìng定

。

He did not dwell on the details over and over again; instead, he made a decisive decision.

他

zài在

shū书

fáng房

lǐ里

fān翻

lái来

fù覆

qù去

dì地

duó踱

bù步

，

zhí直

dào到

shēn深

yè夜

。

In order to conceive this plot, he paced back and forth in his study over and over again until late at night.

他

bǎ把

gǎo稿

zi子

fān翻

lái来

fù覆

qù去

xiū修

gǎi改

le了

duō多

cì次

，

lì力

qiú求

wán完

měi美

。

To prepare for this speech, he revised the draft repeatedly, striving for perfection.

qù去

zhǎo找

le了

gè个

biàn遍

，

yě也

méi没

zhǎo找

dào到

nà那

píng瓶

suān酸

nǎi奶

。

I searched the fridge over and over again last night but still couldn't find that bottle of yogurt.

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嗨翻hāi fān
推翻tuī fān
翻新fān xīn
翻番fān fān
翻身fān shēn
翻天覆地fān tiān fù dì

Words with 来

后来hòu láiHSK 3
起来qǐ laiHSK 3
从来cóng láiHSK 4
原来yuán láiHSK 4
将来jiāng láiHSK 4
本来běn láiHSK 4
来自lái zìHSK 4
来不及lái bu jíHSK 4

Words with 覆

覆盖fù gài
颠覆diān fù
翻天覆地fān tiān fù dì

Words with 去

去年qù niánHSK 2
过去guò quHSK 3
上去shàng qu
下去xià qu
出去chū qu
去世qù shì
去向qù xiàng
去处qù chù