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三番两次

sān fān liǎng cìdictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
repeatedly (idiom)
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Reference definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors and MDBG, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source release 2026-10-27T01:55:52Z. Imported 2026-10-27. Definition wording and meaning order are retained. Recognized pronunciation references are displayed with tone marks; the original source record is available below.

Source record: cd-2187513e8ce47e20. Source SHA-256: bbc4b27f26bee1a262f4d7939667a040c7857c7fc0200a2fa7a86d3352a09eae.

Original source entry:

三番兩次 三番两次 [san1 fan1 liang3 ci4] /repeatedly (idiom)/

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Other forms in these source records: 三番兩次

  • 三
    sān

    three / 3

    Sān

    surname San

  • 番
    fān

    (bound form) foreign (non-Chinese) / barbarian / classifier for processes or actions that take time and effort / (classifier) a kind / a sort / (classifier) (used after the verb 翻[fān] to indicate how many times a quantity doubles, as in 翻一番[fān yī fān] "to double")

    Pān

    surname Pan

  • 两
    liǎng

    two / both / some / a few / tael, unit of weight equal to 50 grams (modern) or 1⁄16 of a catty 斤[jīn] (old)

  • 次
    cì

    next in sequence / second / the second (day, time etc) / secondary / vice- / sub- / infra- / inferior quality / substandard / order / sequence / hypo- (chemistry) / classifier for enumerated events: time

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