缝缝补补 (féng) — to sew and mend (repeatedly or continuously); (figurative) to patch up or fix bit by bit

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Examples

• 奶奶每天都在家里缝缝补补，把旧衣服改成新的。
  Nǎi nai měi tiān dōu zài jiā lǐ féng, bǎ jiù yī fu gǎi chéng xīn de.
  Grandma spends every day at home sewing and mending, turning old clothes into new ones.
• 他们用缝缝补补的方法维持着这段关系。
  Tā men yòng féng de fāng fǎ wéi chí zhe zhè duàn guān xì.
  They maintain this relationship by patching it up bit by bit.
• 这件衣服已经缝缝补补了很多次，但妈妈还是舍不得扔。
  Zhè jiàn yī fu yǐ jīng féng le hěn duō cì, dàn mā ma hái shì shě bu de rēng.
  This piece of clothing has been mended many times, but Mom still can't bear to throw it away.