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覆去翻来 — “To toss and turn (especially in bed due to restlessness or anxiety)”

覆去翻来 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to toss and turn (especially in bed due to restlessness or anxiety)”. To turn over and over again; to do something repeatedly. Literally, “turn over and turn back”.

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覆去翻来 Pronunciation and Pinyin

覆去翻来 Character Breakdown

Stroke Order
CharacterPinyinStrokesMeaning
覆
fù18cover, overturn, reply
去
qù5to go, leave, or remove
翻
fān18turn over, double, cross
来
lái7to come

Example Sentence with 覆去翻来

晚上他因为担心考试,覆去翻来睡不着
He tossed and turned all night, unable to sleep due to anxiety about the exam.

Idioms Related to 覆去翻来

Synonyms of 覆去翻来

  • fān翻lái来fù覆qù去toss and turn repeatedly

More idioms starting with 覆

  • fù覆wáng亡wú无rì日doomed to perish soon
  • fù覆gōng公zhé折zú足incompetent in a position of responsibility
  • fù覆jūn军shā杀jiāng将annihilate army and kill generals
  • fù覆qián前jiè戒hòu后learn from past mistakes
  • fù覆dì地fān翻tiān天cause earth-shaking changes
  • fù覆zōng宗miè灭sì祀destroy family line and ancestral worship
  • fù覆zōng宗jué绝sì嗣destroy the clan and end the family line
  • fù覆cháo巢qīng倾luǎn卵When the main entity is destroyed, all constituents suffer
  • fù覆cháo巢wú无wán完luǎn卵When the group falls, no one escapes harm
  • fù覆cháo巢huǐ毁luǎn卵If the whole is destroyed, no part remains intact
  • fù覆cháo巢pò破luǎn卵When the nest overturns, no egg is whole
  • fù覆shì是wèi为fēi非distort the truth

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Questions about 覆去翻来

What does 覆去翻来 mean?

覆去翻来 (fù qù fān lái) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to toss and turn (especially in bed due to restlessness or anxiety)”.

How do you pronounce 覆去翻来?

覆去翻来 is pronounced fù qù fān lái in Mandarin Chinese.

What does 覆去翻来 literally mean?

Literally, 覆去翻来 means “turn over and turn back”. It is used to mean “to toss and turn (especially in bed due to restlessness or anxiety)”.

What is the Chinese definition of 覆去翻来?

形容一次又一次。也形容来回翻动身体。

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