一而再

yīérzài
adverb #23,262

Meanings

  1. 1 again and again
  2. 2 time after time
  3. 3 repeatedly

Examples

Tā yīérzài de fàn tóngyàng de cuòwù.
He made the same mistake again and again.
Tā yīérzài de tíxǐng tā zhùyì ānquán.
She reminded him again and again to be careful.
Zhèyàng de wèntí yīérzài de chūxiàn, lìng rén dānyōu.
Such problems appear again and again, which is worrying.

Tips

usage
一而再 is often followed by 再而三 to form the full idiom 一而再再而三, meaning 'over and over again.' Using 一而再 alone still carries the sense of repetition but with slightly less emphasis.

Stroke Order

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