How to say “repeat” in Chinese

重复
chóngfù

repeat

verb · HSK 5 · topic “Studying and student life”

“Repeat” in Chinese is 重复, chóng fù: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.

How to pronounce it

重复 is read chóng fù: 2 syllables. The tone is part of the word: with another melody you get another word, or just a jumble of sounds.

chóng — 2nd tonerising, like a surprised “huh?”
fù — 4th tonesharply falling, like “Stop!”

How to write it

重
zhòng — heavy; important

Its second reading is chóng, “again”.

复
fù — again; repeat

Strokes go in order: top to bottom and left to right, horizontal before vertical. Tap a character to open its page, with the strokes shown large and the words it appears in. To train your hand, print a handwriting sheet for “重复”.

Examples

Sentences from the course lessons with 重复. Tap the sound icon to listen.

  • 对不起请您再重复一遍duìbuqǐ,qǐngnínzàichóngfùyíbiànSorry, could you please repeat that once more?
  • 请您再重复一遍qǐngnínzàichóngfùyíbiànCould you say that again, please?
  • 每天重复同样的工作,生活十分单调。měitiānchóngfùtóngyàngdegōngzuò,shēnghuóshífēndāndiàoThe same work over and over every day — life is very monotonous.

More words from the lesson “Repeating and memorizing”

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Frequently asked questions

How do you say “repeat” in Chinese?

“Repeat” in Chinese is 重复, pinyin chóngfù.

What does 重复 mean?

重复 (chóngfù) means “repeat”.

How do you write 重复?

重复 is 2 characters: 重 (zhòng) — heavy; important; 复 (fù) — again; repeat. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.

How do you pronounce 重复?

重复 is read chóngfù. Tones: chóng — second tone, fù — fourth tone. The page has a native speaker recording.

“repeat” in the lesson “Repeating and memorizing”

This word is from the topic “Studying and student life” of HSK 5. In the lesson you hear it in a dialogue, build a sentence with it and say it out loud. Start for free, no sign-up needed.

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