一次次

yícìcì

adverb #14,480

Meanings

1 time and time again
2 again and again
3 repeatedly

Characters

time; occurrence

Examples

HSK 3

她一次次打电话，他都没接。

Tā yícìcì dǎ diànhuà, tā dōu méi jiē.

She called again and again, but he never picked up.

HSK 5

他一次次地失败，但从不放弃。

Tā yícìcì de shībài, dàn cóngbù fàngqì.

He failed time and time again, but never gave up.

Tips

grammar

Follows the pattern 一 + measure word + measure word (reduplication) to express repetition: 一次次 (time after time), 一遍遍 (again and again), 一回回 (round after round). Emphasizes the emotional weight of repetition more than simply saying 多次.

Stroke Order

一 yī

次 cì