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不止一次

Mandarin · pinyin bù zhǐ yī cì

many times
on more than one occasion

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不: bù · no, not; un-; negative prefix
止: zhǐ · stop, halt, desist; detain
一: yī · one; a, an; alone
次: cì · order, sequence; next

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4–3–1–4 · bu4 zhi3 yi1 ci4

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