频繁

頻繁

pínfán

adjective HSK 5 #8,437

Meanings

1 frequent
2 often occurring

Characters

frequency/frequently

numerous/complicated

Examples

他们之间的交流很频繁。

Tāmen zhījiān de jiāoliú hěn pínfán.

Communication between them is very frequent.

最近地震发生得很频繁。

Zuìjìn dìzhèn fāshēng de hěn pínfán.

Recently earthquakes have been occurring frequently.

频繁更换工作不太好。

Pínfán gēnghuàn gōngzuò bútàihǎo.

Frequently changing jobs is not great.

Tips

usage

频繁 is more formal than 经常 (jīngcháng). Use 频繁 in written or formal contexts, and 经常 in daily conversation.

Stroke Order

频 pín

繁 fán