翻来复去 — “To toss and turn (in bed)”
翻来复去 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to toss and turn (in bed)”. To repeatedly do or consider something; to turn over and over again. Literally, “Turn over and over again; toss back and forth”.
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翻来复去 Pronunciation and Pinyin
翻来复去 Character Breakdown
Stroke OrderExample Sentence with 翻来复去
他因为心里有事，晚上在床上翻来复去，怎么也睡不着。
He had something on his mind and tossed and turned in bed all night, unable to fall asleep.
Idioms Related to 翻来复去
More idioms starting with 翻
- fān翻yún云fù覆yǔ雨fickle and manipulative
- fān翻chún唇nòng弄shé舌sow discord with manipulative words
- fān翻fù复wú无cháng常erratic and unpredictable
- fān翻tiān天zuò作dì地cause a great uproar
- fān翻tiān天fù覆dì地tremendous, fundamental, earth-shattering changes
- fān翻tiān天cù蹙dì地overwhelming power or swift mighty force
- fān翻shān山shè涉shuǐ水travel over mountains and waters
- fān翻shān山yuè越lǐng岭traverse mountains and cross ridges
- fān翻shān山yuè越shuǐ水traveling over mountains and rivers
- fān翻shǒu手wèi为yún云fickle and unpredictable
- fān翻shǒu手wèi为yún云fù覆shǒu手yǔ雨fickle and manipulative
- fān翻shǒu手wèi为yún云，，fù覆shǒu手wèi为yǔ雨fickle, manipulative, and unpredictable
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Open the tool →Questions about 翻来复去
What does 翻来复去 mean?
翻来复去 (fān lái fù qù) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to toss and turn (in bed)”.
How do you pronounce 翻来复去?
翻来复去 is pronounced fān lái fù qù in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 翻来复去 literally mean?
Literally, 翻来复去 means “Turn over and over again; toss back and forth”. It is used to mean “to toss and turn (in bed)”.
What is the Chinese definition of 翻来复去?
翻：翻转。形容做事多次重复