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三番兩次

简 三番两次 · 繁 三番兩次
Mandarin · pinyin sān fān liǎng cì

Meanings

  1. repeatedly (idiom)
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三
sān · three
番
fān · to take turns; a turn, a time; to repeat
兩
liǎng · two, both, pair, couple; ounce
次
cì · order, sequence; next
两
liǎng · two, both, pair, couple; ounce
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1–1–3–4 · san1 fan1 liang3 ci4

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phrase

  1. (idiomatic) again and again; time and again

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