反复
fǎn fù
Pinyin

Definition

反复
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fǎn fù
  1. repeatedly
  2. over and over
  3. to upend
  4. unstable
  5. to come and go
  6. (of an illness) to return
反复
 - 
fǎn fù
  1. variant of 反覆|反复[fǎn fù]

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

反应
fǎn yìng
  1. 1 to react
  2. 2 to respond
  3. 3 reaction
  4. 4 response
  5. 5 reply
  6. 6 chemical reaction
  7. 7 CL:個|个[gè]
反正
fǎn zhèng
  1. 1 anyway
  2. 2 in any case
  3. 3 to come over from the enemy's side
反
fǎn
  1. 1 contrary
  2. 2 in reverse
  3. 3 inside out or upside down
  4. 4 to reverse
  5. 5 to return
  6. 6 to oppose
  7. 7 opposite
  8. 8 against
  9. 9 anti-
  10. 10 to rebel
  11. 11 to use analogy
  12. 12 instead
  13. 13 abbr. for 反切[fǎn qiè] phonetic system
反串
fǎn chuàn
  1. 1 (Chinese opera) to play a role outside of one's specialty
  2. 2 (modern) to play a transvestite role
  3. 3 to masquerade as an opponent
反之
fǎn zhī
  1. 1 on the other hand...
  2. 2 conversely...
反倒
fǎn dào
  1. 1 but on the contrary
  2. 2 but expectedly
反光
fǎn guāng
  1. 1 to reflect light
反反复复
fǎn fǎn fù fù
  1. 1 repeatedly
  2. 2 time and time again
反问
fǎn wèn
  1. 1 to ask (a question) in reply
  2. 2 to answer a question with a question
  3. 3 rhetorical question
反射
fǎn shè
  1. 1 to reflect
  2. 2 reflection (from a mirror etc)
  3. 3 reflex (i.e. automatic reaction of organism)
反对
fǎn duì
  1. 1 to fight against
  2. 2 to oppose
  3. 3 to be opposed to
  4. 4 opposition
反差
fǎn chā
  1. 1 contrast
  2. 2 discrepancy
反常
fǎn cháng
  1. 1 unusual
  2. 2 abnormal
反弹
fǎn tán
  1. 1 to bounce
  2. 2 to bounce back
  3. 3 to boomerang
  4. 4 to ricochet
  5. 5 rebound (of stock market etc)
  6. 6 bounce
  7. 7 backlash
  8. 8 negative repercussions
反复
fǎn fù
  1. 1 variant of 反覆|反复[fǎn fù]
反思
fǎn sī
  1. 1 to think back over sth
  2. 2 to review
  3. 3 to revisit
  4. 4 to rethink
  5. 5 reflection
  6. 6 reassessment
反悔
fǎn huǐ
  1. 1 to renege
  2. 2 to go back (on a deal)
  3. 3 to back out (of a promise)
反感
fǎn gǎn
  1. 1 to be disgusted with
  2. 2 to dislike
  3. 3 bad reaction
  4. 4 antipathy
反抗
fǎn kàng
  1. 1 to resist
  2. 2 to rebel
反击
fǎn jī
  1. 1 to strike back
  2. 2 to beat back
  3. 3 to counterattack

Idioms (17)

一反常态
yī fǎn cháng tài
  1. 1 complete change from the normal state (idiom); quite uncharacteristic
  2. 2 entirely outside the norm
  3. 3 out of character
出尔反尔
chū ěr fǎn ěr
  1. 1 old: to reap the consequences of one's words (idiom, from Mencius); modern: to go back on one's word
  2. 2 to blow hot and cold
  3. 3 to contradict oneself
  4. 4 inconsistent
反唇相讥
fǎn chún xiāng jī
  1. 1 to answer back sarcastically (idiom)
  2. 2 to retort
反客为主
fǎn kè wéi zhǔ
  1. 1 lit. the guest acts as host (idiom); fig. to turn from passive to active behavior
反败为胜
fǎn bài wéi shèng
  1. 1 to turn defeat into victory (idiom); to turn the tide
反目成仇
fǎn mù chéng chóu
  1. 1 to become enemies (idiom); to fall out with sb
反脸无情
fǎn liǎn wú qíng
  1. 1 to turn one's face against sb and show no mercy (idiom); to turn against a friend
反裘负刍
fǎn qiú fù chú
  1. 1 lit. to wear one's coat inside out and carry firewood on one's back (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to live a life of poverty and hard work
  3. 3 fig. to act stupidly
报本反始
bào běn fǎn shǐ
  1. 1 ensure that you pay debts of gratitude (idiom)
夫妻反目
fū qī fǎn mù
  1. 1 man and wife fall out (idiom, from Book of Changes); marital strife
官逼民反
guān bī mín fǎn
  1. 1 a government official drives the people to revolt (idiom); a minister provokes a rebellion by exploiting the people
易如反掌
yì rú fǎn zhǎng
  1. 1 easy as a hand's turn (idiom); very easy
  2. 2 no effort at all
欲益反损
yù yì fǎn sǔn
  1. 1 wishing for profit, but causing loss (idiom); good intentions that lead to disaster
  2. 2 It all ends in tears.
物极必反
wù jí bì fǎn
  1. 1 when things reach an extreme, they can only move in the opposite direction (idiom)
义无反顾
yì wú fǎn gù
  1. 1 honor does not allow one to glance back (idiom); duty-bound not to turn back
  2. 2 no surrender
  3. 3 to pursue justice with no second thoughts
聪明反被聪明误
cōng míng fǎn bèi cōng míng wù
  1. 1 a clever person may become the victim of his own ingenuity (idiom); cleverness may overreach itself
  2. 2 too smart for one's own good
举一反三
jǔ yī fǎn sān
  1. 1 to raise one and infer three
  2. 2 to deduce many things from one case (idiom)

Sample Sentences

伦敦大学亚非学院中国研究专业在读硕士生陈佰彦说：“网课的录播视频可以反复收看，方便学生复习。随着不少中国留学生回国，考虑到时差，我们专业开始逐渐把授课时间集中在英国时间9时到14时，在中国的学生也可以同步学习。”
Lúndūn dàxué yà fēi xuéyuàn Zhōngguó yánjiū zhuānyè zài dú shuòshìshēng chénbǎiyàn shuō ：“wǎngkè de lùbō shìpín kěyǐ fǎnfù shōukàn ，fāngbiàn xuésheng fùxí 。suízhe bùshǎo Zhōngguó liúxuéshēng huíguó ，kǎolǜ dào shíchā ，wǒmen zhuānyè kāishǐ zhújiàn bǎ shòukè shíjiān jízhōng zài Yīngguó shíjiān jiǔ shí dào shísì shí ，zài Zhōngguó de xuésheng yě kěyǐ tóngbù xuéxí 。”
Chen Bai-Yan, a graduate student of Chinese studies in the School of Oriental and African studies of University of London said, "These pre-recorded online lessons allow us to watch them repeatedly, which comes in handy for students to review. With plenty of Chinese international students getting back to their countries, our department has started to move all class schedules to between 9 am and 2 pm (UK time) due to time difference, so that students from China are able to take the classes synchronously. "
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每绕着四台机器转一圈，都要反复做相同的动作，
měi rào zhe sì tái jīqì zhuàn yī juān ，dōu yào fǎnfù zuò xiāngtóng de dòngzuò ，
Every time he makes a circle around the machines, he repeats the exact same movement.
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在冥想过程中，要轻柔地设法将心灵集中在某一个事物上，如果心灵游离开去，就设法再次轻柔地将她逮住，把心灵带回来。要极为柔和，反复操练。
zài míngxiǎng guòchéng zhōng ，yào qīngróu de shèfǎ jiāng xīnlíng jízhōng zài mǒuyīge shìwù shàng ，rúguǒ xīnlíng yóulí kāiqù ，jiù shèfǎ zàicì qīngróu de jiāng tā dǎi zhù ，bǎ xīnlíng dài huílai 。yào jíwéi róuhé ，fǎnfù cāoliàn 。
In the process of meditation, you should gently focus your spirit on a certain object. If your spirit starts to drift, then try to gently recapture it, and bring it back. You should be very gentle, and repeat it over and over.
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