几次三番 — Chinese idiom

Meaning

• lit. twice then three times ; fig. repeatedly
• over and over again

Character by character

• 几jǐsmall table; how many; a few, some
• 次cìorder, sequence; second, next; one after the other
• 三sānthree
• 番fānto take turns, to repeat; to sow; a turn

Idioms sharing a character

• 一蹴可几 yī cù kě jī
• 堆案盈几 duī àn yíng jī
• 寥寥无几 liáo liáo wú jǐ
• 明窗净几 míng chuāng jìng jī
• 极深研几 jí shēn yán jǐ
• 窗明几净 chuāng míng jī jìng
• 三番五次 sān fān wǔ cì
• 三番两次 sān fān liǎng cì
• 语无伦次 yǔ wú lún cì
• 一唱三叹 yī chàng sān tàn

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