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翻来覆去

Word · Verb phrase · Adverb phraseTraditional翻來覆去

toss and turn; repeatedly

Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma

Meanings

2 senses · 6 examples
1.

verb phrase

to toss and turn

形容睡不着觉或内心不安、烦躁的样子。

Tā他
zuó昨
wǎn晚
fān翻
lái来
fù覆
qù去
 ,
yī一
yè夜
méi没
shuì睡
hǎo好
 。

He tossed and turned all night and didn't sleep well.

Hái孩
zi子
fā发
shāo烧
le了
 ,
nán难
shòu受
de得
zài在
chuáng床
shàng上
fān翻
lái来
fù覆
qù去
 。

The child had a fever and was tossing and restlessly in bed.

Show 1 more example
Xīn心
lǐ里
yǒu有
shì事
 ,
tā他
tǎng躺
zài在
chuáng床
shàng上
fān翻
lái来
fù覆
qù去
de地
xiǎng想
 。

His mind was troubled, and he lay in bed tossing and turning, thinking.

2.

adverb phrase

over and over; repeatedly

形容言语、动作或事情反复进行。

Tā他
yǐ已
jīng经
bǎ把
zhè这
gè个
wèn问
tí题
fān翻
lái来
fù覆
qù去
de地
jiě解
shì释
le了
hǎo好
jǐ几
biàn遍
 。

He has explained this problem over and over again.

Mā妈
ma妈
zǒng总
shì是
fān翻
lái来
fù覆
qù去
de地
dīng叮
zhǔ嘱
wǒ我
yào要
zhù注
yì意
ān安
quán全
 。

Mom always repeatedly reminds me to be careful.

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Zhè这
gè个
xiǎng想
fǎ法
zài在
wǒ我
nǎo脑
zi子
lǐ里
fān翻
lái来
fù覆
qù去
de地
chū出
xiàn现
 。

This thought keeps popping into my head again and again.