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[fǎnfù]

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Collins Chinese-English Dictionary

反复 [fǎnfù]

1. adverb [重复] repeatedly
2. adverb [多变] capriciously

Comprehensive Chinese-English Dictionary

反复 [fǎnfù]

1. repeatedly; again and again

反复解释

explain over and over again

反复思考

think a lot about sth; turn sth. over in one's mind again and again
2. back out; chop and change

说一是一，说二是二，决不反复。

I mean what I say and I'll never go back on my word.

他的态度反反复复，叫人难以捉摸。

He's always chopping and changing, and you just can't tell where he stands.
3. reversal; relapse

思想上有反复

have ideological relapses

Contemporary Standard Chinese Dictionary

反复 [fǎnfù]

1. 动翻来覆去；翻悔

决定了的事，决不反复
2. 副表示多次重复同一个动作行为

反复修改
3. 名指重复出现的情况

病情还会有反复
4. 不宜写作"反覆"。

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Examples

反复思考: think a lot about sth; turn sth. over in one's mind again and again
思想上有反复: have ideological relapses
这个人反复无常，很不可靠。: This fellow is always chopping and changing; he's very unreliable.
经过反复的较量: after repeated trials of strength
演员对每句台词都要反复吟咏、咀嚼，才能进入角色。: An actor must rehearse his lines again and again, chewing on them so to speak, before he can hope to get inside the character that he is playing.
经过反复讨论，大家心里更亮堂了。: After repeated discussions, we had a much better understanding of the whole thing.
经过反复实验，他终于找到了节省原料的门径。: Through repeated experiments he at last found the way to save raw materials.
反复思量: turn sth. over and over in one's mind; 101 more results

Collocations

反复咛叮: say again to somebody
反复修改: modify repeatedly
反复无常: always changing
病情反复: changing disease
防止反复: prevent something happening again
出现反复: happen again

Word Decomposition

反 [fǎn]	+	复 [fù]

nciku Note

The adverbs indicating frequency

The adverbs indicating frequency

An adverb is used to modify the adjective or verb as an adverbial adjunct, it should be put before them. Verbs or even nouns ending with character "地" de and functioning as adverbs remain to be regarded as adjectives.

A part of adverbs can indicate frequency, such as "又" yòu , "再" zài , "还" hái , "也" yě , "屡次" lǚcì , "再三" zàisān , "经常" jīngcháng , "常常" chángcháng , "时常" shícháng , "往往" wǎngwǎng , "不断" búduàn , "反复" fǎnfù , and so on.
(1) 他又写了一篇文章。
(2) 他屡次违反校规。
(3) 爷爷经常去公园散步。
(4) 我们往往忽视了自身的缺点。
(5) 他不断打电话给我。

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