反复
HSK 3 (2021)Old HSK 5
反复 (fǎnfù) · repeatedly
反复 (fǎnfù) means “repeatedly; over and over”. It is written with 2 characters: 反 (reverse) + 复 (again). It is an HSK 3 word in the 2021 standard.
How 反复 is built
The characters
反 fǎn · reverse
What 反 is made of
- 厂chǎng — "cliff" in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 27)
- 又yòu — and
Origin hint: A hand 又 held up against a cliff 厂 (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
复 fù · again
What 复 is made of
- 亻rén — person
- 日rì — sun; day
- 口kǒu — mouth
- 冂 — frame
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 口kǒu — mouth
- 夂zhǐ — to go
- 丿 — falling stroke
- 又yòu — (once) again
Origin hint: A person 亻 who goes somewhere 夂 every day 日 (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
Example sentences
他反复看了三遍。Tā fǎnfù kàn le sān biàn.He read it over and over, three times.
这个字要反复练习。Zhège zì yào fǎnfù liànxí.You need to practice this character again and again.
Questions about 反复
What does 反复 mean?
反复 (fǎnfù) means “repeatedly; over and over”.
How do you pronounce 反复?
反复 is pronounced fǎnfù.
Which HSK level is 反复?
反复 is in HSK 3 (2021) and Old HSK 5.
Related words
- 反对fǎnduìto oppose
- 反应fǎnyìngreaction
- 反正fǎnzhènganyway
- 反而fǎn'érinstead
- 反映fǎnyìngto reflect
- 相反xiāngfǎnopposite
- 违反wéifǎnto violate
- 反驳fǎnbóto refute
- 反常fǎnchángunusual
- 反感fǎngǎnto dislike
Learn 反复 with its group
It is part of HSK 3 (2021) · Group 83: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.