一而再

yī'érzài
adverb #23,262

Meanings

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

Examples

Tā yī'érzài de fàn tóngyàng de cuòwù.
He made the same mistake again and again.
Tā yī'érzài de tíxǐng tā zhùyì ānquán.
She reminded him again and again to be careful.
Zhèyàng de wèntí yī'érzài de chūxiàn, lìngrén 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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