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重复

chóngfù

to repeat

Usage note

重复表示再做一次或内容一样。

chóng fù biǎo shì zài zuò yí cì huò nèi róng yí yàng。

重复 means to do again or something is the same.

Context note

重复常用于练习、表达和现象。

chóng fù cháng yòng yú liàn xí 、 biǎo dá hé xiàn xiàng。

It is often used in practice, expression, and phenomena.

5 examples

重复一遍。
qǐng chóng fù yí biàn。
Please repeat it once.
这个词重复了。
zhè ge cí chóng fù le。
This word is repeated.
不要重复犯错。
bú yào chóng fù fàn cuò。
Do not repeat mistakes.
老师让大家重复句子。
lǎo shī ràng dà jiā chóng fù jù zi。
The teacher asked everyone to repeat the sentence.
他说的话有点重复
tā shuō de huà yǒu diǎn chóng fù。
What he said was a little repetitive.

5 mini stories

孩子跟着老师重复发音。
hái zi gēn zhe lǎo shī chóng fù fā yīn。
The child repeated the pronunciation after the teacher.
这段话太重复了。
zhè duàn huà tài chóng fù le。
This passage is too repetitive.
他们重复练习同一个动作。
tā men chóng fù liàn xí tóng yí gè dòng zuò。
They repeatedly practiced the same movement.
老师提醒不要重复内容。
lǎo shī tí xǐng bú yào chóng fù nèi róng。
The teacher reminded them not to repeat content.
重复练习可以帮助记忆。
chóng fù liàn xí kě yǐ bāng zhù jì yì。
Repeated practice can help memory.

Mini dialogue

请重复一遍

A
我没听清楚,你能重复一遍吗?
Wǒ méi tīng qīngchǔ, nǐ néng chóngfù yībiàn ma?
I didn't hear clearly, can you repeat it?
B
当然,我说的是明天见。
Dāngrán, wǒ shuō de shì míngtiān jiàn.
Of course, what I said was see you tomorrow.

重复练习

A
这个汉字很难,我需要重复写几次。
Zhège hànzì hěn nán, wǒ xūyào chóngfù xiě jǐ cì.
This Chinese character is hard, I need to repeat writing it a few times.
B
重复练习就能记住。
Duō chóngfù liànxí jiù néng jìzhù.
Repeating the practice more will help you remember.

Related words and contrasts

similar
再说
zàishuō
to say again

Both involve doing something again, but 重复 is more general.

related
重新
chóngxīn
again; anew

重新 means starting over; 重复 means repeating an action.

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