几 次 三 番

jǐ cì sān fāndictionary entry

lit. twice then three times (idiom) / fig. repeatedly / over and over again

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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.

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Original source entry:

幾次三番几次三番 [ji3 ci4 san1 fan1] /lit. twice then three times (idiom); fig. repeatedly/over and over again/

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Other forms in these source records: 幾次三番

几
jī
small table / (literary) almost
jǐ
how many / how much / several / a few
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
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

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