周复 (zhōufù): to cycle; to recur

Meanings

1 to cycle; to recur
2 to repeat in a cycle

Characters

周

Examples

四季周复,从不间断。

Sìjì zhōufù, cóng bù jiànduàn.

The four seasons cycle without ever breaking.

日子就这样周复地过着。

Rìzi jiù zhèyàng zhōufù de guò zhe.

The days went on cycling like this.

Tips

register

周复 is literary and uncommon in everyday speech. It is more frequent in the four-character set phrase 周而复始 (zhōu ér fù shǐ, 'to go round and start again' = to cycle endlessly), drawn from classical sources. For ordinary 'repeat', use 重复 (chóngfù).