HSK 3 · Frequency & Degree

反复

fǎn fù

repeatedly

Stroke order of 反复

2 characters, 13 strokes in total. Watch the animation, then try writing it yourself.

反 · 4 strokes复 · 9 strokes

Memory trick

A hand over a cliff 反 flips back; 复 shows a foot going again: back and forth repeatedly.

Parts: 反 reverse (厂 + 又 hand) + 复 repeat (夂 foot)

Example sentence

我反复看了三遍。

I looked at it three times over.

Words with 反

反正anyway 反应reaction; to react 反对to oppose

Words with 复

重复to repeat 复习to review; to revise 复印to photocopy 复杂complicated

More words: Frequency & Degree

总always; total; general 总是always 往往often; usually 通常usually; normally 不断continuously 连续continuous; in a row 持续to continue; to last 继续to continue 慢慢slowly 好好well; properly 更加even more 极了extremely 相当quite; equivalent 简直simply; virtually

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