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屡

lǚ

repeatedly; time and again

A ball bouncing off the ground several times in a row
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Character

屡 lǚ

Strokes
12
Radical
尸 — body, corpse
Made of
尸 body, corpse 娄 a constellation
How it's built
Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound

Example phrases

  • 该企业屡因排污超标被罚,却仍未彻底整改。 Gāi qǐyè lǚ yīn páiwū chāobiāo bèi fá, què réng wèi chèdǐ zhěnggǎi. This company has repeatedly been fined for excessive pollutant discharge, yet still has not rectified the problem thoroughly.
  • 这个路口屡有事故发生,所以装了红绿灯。 Zhège lùkǒu lǚ yǒu shìgù fāshēng, suǒyǐ zhuāng le hónglǜdēng. Accidents had repeatedly happened at this crossing, so traffic lights were installed.
  • 她屡受表扬,却从来不骄傲。 Tā lǚ shòu biǎoyáng, què cónglái bù jiāo'ào. She has been praised time and again, yet she is never proud.

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