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三番五次 — “Repeatedly”

三番五次 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “repeatedly”. Again and again; time and again; many times. Literally, “three times, five times”.

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三番五次 Pronunciation and Pinyin

三番五次 Character Breakdown

Stroke Order
CharacterPinyinStrokesMeaning
三
sān3the number three
番
fān12times or turns
五
wǔ4the number five
次
cì6order, second, occasion, hypo

Example Sentence with 三番五次

小明三番五次地尝试不同的方法,终于解决了这个问题。
Xiao Ming tried different methods repeatedly and finally solved the problem.

Idioms Related to 三番五次

Synonyms of 三番五次

  • zài再sān三zài再sì四repeatedly
  • lǚ屡cì次sān三fān番again and again

Antonyms of 三番五次

  • bǎi百nián年bù不yù遇rarely seen or encountered
  • jué绝wú无jǐn仅yǒu有unique and unparalleled

More idioms starting with 三

  • sān三sān三liǎng两liǎng两in small groups
  • sān三sān三wǔ五wǔ五in small scattered groups
  • sān三sān三sì四sì四in small groups
  • sān三xià下wǔ五chú除èr二do something quickly and efficiently
  • sān三bù不niù拗liù六the minority cannot overrule the majority
  • sān三bù不zhī知utterly ignorant of something
  • sān三gè个chòu臭pí皮jiang匠,,hé合chéng成yí一gè个zhū诸gě葛liàng亮Collective wisdom is powerful
  • sān三gè个chòu臭pí皮jiang匠,,sài赛guò过zhū诸gě葛liàng亮Collective wisdom surpasses individual genius
  • sān三wǔ五chéng成qún群in small groups
  • sān三qīn亲liù六gù故relatives and old friends
  • sān三qīn亲liù六juàn眷all one's relatives
  • sān三qīn亲sì四juàn眷all one's relatives and kinsfolk

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Questions about 三番五次

What does 三番五次 mean?

三番五次 (sān fān wǔ cì) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “repeatedly”.

How do you pronounce 三番五次?

三番五次 is pronounced sān fān wǔ cì in Mandarin Chinese.

What does 三番五次 literally mean?

Literally, 三番五次 means “three times, five times”. It is used to mean “repeatedly”.

What is the Chinese definition of 三番五次?

番:遍数。一再,多次。

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