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屡次

lǚcì

repeatedly; time and again

A person pressing a doorbell again and again
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Characters in this word

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

次 cì

Strokes
6
Radical
欠 — to lack, to owe
Made of
冫 ice 欠 to lack, to owe
How it's built
Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts

Example phrases

  • 该公司屡次违反数据保护规定,监管部门终于启动了全面调查。 Gāi gōngsī lǚcì wéifǎn shùjù bǎohù guīdìng, jiānguǎn bùmén zhōngyú qǐdòng le quánmiàn diàochá. The company repeatedly violated data protection rules, and the regulator finally launched a comprehensive investigation.
  • 他屡次迟到,老板很不高兴。 Tā lǚcì chídào, lǎobǎn hěn bù gāoxìng. He has been late many times, and the boss is very unhappy.
  • 我屡次打电话给他,可是一直没人接。 Wǒ lǚcì dǎ diànhuà gěi tā, kěshì yìzhí méi rén jiē. I phoned him many times, but nobody ever answered.

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