occur repeatedly; appear frequently
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Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesidiom
to occur repeatedly; to appear frequently; to crop up again and again
formalUsed to describe phenomena, problems, or events that occur continuously or in rapid succession. Often carries a neutral or slightly negative connotation when referring to problems. Also written as 层出叠见 (céng chū dié jiàn).
Jìn近
nián年
lái来
，
wǎng网
luò络
zhà诈
piàn骗
àn案
jiàn件
céng层
xiàn见
dié叠
chū出
，
lìng令
rén人
fáng防
bù不
shèng胜
fáng防
。
In recent years, online fraud cases have been cropping up repeatedly, making them impossible to guard against completely.
Zhè这
bù部
gǔ古
jí籍
zhōng中
jì记
zài载
de的
shén神
huà话
chuán传
shuō说
céng层
xiàn见
dié叠
chū出
，
wèi为
yán研
jiū究
zhě者
tí提
gōng供
le了
fēng丰
fù富
sù素
cái材
。
This ancient book records myths and legends that appear repeatedly, providing rich material for researchers.
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Cǐ此
lèi类
guài怪
xiàng象
zài在
lì历
shǐ史
shàng上
céng层
xiàn见
dié叠
chū出
，
bìng并
bù不
xī稀
qí奇
。
Such strange phenomena have occurred repeatedly throughout history and are nothing unusual.