一次次

yīcìcì
adverb #14,480

Meanings

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

Examples

Tā yīcìcì de shībài, dàn cóng bù fàngqì.
He failed time and time again, but never gave up.
Tā yīcìcì dǎ diànhuà, tā dōu méi jiē.
She called again and again, but he never picked up.

Tips

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

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