反复 – vocab dash

反复fǎnfù

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Meanings

1. repeatedly

2. over and over

3. to upend

4. unstable

5. to come and go

6. (of an illness) to return

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Examples5

虽然suīrán他tā对duì我wǒ反复fǎnfù解释jiěshì这zhè首shǒu诗shī的de意思yìsi，我wǒ还是háishi不bù懂dǒng。

Even though he explained to me over and over again the meaning of this poem, I still don't get it.

他tā反复fǎnfù读dú了le好几hǎojǐ遍biàn她tā寄jì来lái的de信xìn，还是háishi没méi明白míngbai她tā的de意思yìsi。

Over and over again, he read the letter she had mailed him, but he still did not understand it.

我wǒ知道zhīdào自己zìjǐ是shì个gè累赘léizhui，你nǐ没méi必要bìyào反复fǎnfù提tí。

I know I'm a burden; you don't have to repeat it.

他tā在zài心里xīnli反复fǎnfù思量sīliang这zhè件jiàn事shì。

He turned over the matter in his mind.

我wǒ辗转反侧zhǎnzhuǎnfǎncè，反复fǎnfù思考sīkǎo着zhe白天báitiān发生fāshēng的de事shì，后悔hòuhuǐ不已bùyǐ。

I'm tossing and turning, repeatedly thinking about what happened today, deeply remorseful.