Chinese symbol for “repeatedly”
反复
fǎn fù
Traditional: 反覆
repeatedly; over and over; to upend; unstable
The closest CC-CEDICT match for repeatedly is 反复 (fǎn fù), defined as: repeatedly; over and over; to upend; unstable; to come and go; (of an illness) to return.
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Characters and stroke order
Traditional forms
Other Chinese words for “repeatedly”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 一再 | yī zài | repeatedly |
| 频频 (頻頻) | pín pín | repeatedly; again and again |
| 连连 (連連) | lián lián | repeatedly; again and again |
| 屡次 (屢次) | lǚ cì | repeatedly; time and again |
| 亟 | qì | repeatedly; frequently |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 反复.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 反对 (反對) | fǎn duì | to oppose; to be against; to object to |
| 反应 (反應) | fǎn yìng | to react; to respond |
| 反映 | fǎn yìng | to mirror; to reflect |
| 违反 (違反) | wéi fǎn | to violate (a law) |
| 反而 | fǎn ér | on the contrary; instead |
| 相反 | xiāng fǎn | opposite; contrary |
| 恢复 (恢復) | huī fù | to reinstate; to resume |
| 复杂 (複雜) | fù zá | complicated; complex |
See also: Japanese symbol for “repeatedly”.
Data: CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0); Unihan Database (Unicode License v3); Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License (graphics.txt); LGPL-3.0-or-later (dictionary.txt)); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.