How to say “over and over” in Chinese
over and over, time after time
“Over and over” in Chinese is 再三, zài sān: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.
How to pronounce it
再三 is read zài sān: 2 syllables. The tone is part of the word: with another melody you get another word, or just a jumble of sounds.
How to write it
Three strokes.
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 “再三”.
Examples
Sentences from the course lessons with 再三. Tap the sound icon to listen.
- 我再三考虑最后决定辞职wǒzàisānkǎolǜ,zuìhòujuédìngcízhíI thought it over many times and finally decided to quit.
More words from the lesson “As before, and again and again”
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Frequently asked questions
How do you say “over and over” in Chinese?
“Over and over” in Chinese is 再三, pinyin zàisān.
What does 再三 mean?
再三 (zàisān) means “over and over, time after time”.
How do you write 再三?
再三 is 2 characters: 再 (zài) — again; 三 (sān) — three. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 再三?
再三 is read zàisān. Tones: zài — fourth tone, sān — first tone. The page has a native speaker recording.
“over and over” in the lesson “As before, and again and again”
This word is from the topic “Adverbs: exactly how” of HSK 6. 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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