一次次 (yī cì cì) — time after time; repeatedly; over and over again

Definition

Reduplication of 次 meaning 'time after time, repeatedly'. Used as an adverbial to stress that an action happens many times in a row.

numeral

time after timerepeatedlyover and over again

一次次，。
Tā yī cì cì dì cháng shì, zhōng yú chéng gōng le.
He tried again and again and finally succeeded.
一次次，。
Miàn duì yī cì cì de shī bài, tā méi yǒu fàng qì.
Faced with repeated failures, she didn't give up.
一次次。
Wǒ yī cì cì gào sù zì jǐ yào jiān chí xià qù.
I told myself over and over that I must persevere.

Compound word

构词法gòucífǎ

偏正piānzhèngModifier + head

The first part narrows down the second: it says what kind of thing the head is.

次次times

重叠Reduplication

一 marks one instance, and 次次 repeats 次 to convey each time, giving time after time.

Characters in this word

An abstract idea shown by a mark or a diagram rather than by a picture of an object.

一 is drawn as one horizontal stroke, marking the number one.

A drawing of the thing itself, worn down over three thousand years into a few strokes.

The old form of 次 shows a person exhaling, with the marks above the figure representing breath.

A drawing of the thing itself, worn down over three thousand years into a few strokes.

The old form of 次 shows a person exhaling, with the marks above the figure representing breath.

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