Definition
连连 (lián lián) means 'repeatedly, one after another' and emphasizes actions happening in quick, uninterrupted succession, often with verbs of speaking or expressing (e.g., 道歉, 叹气). It differs from 一再/再三 (insistence or purpose), 频频 (formal events), and 屡次/屡屡 (formal/literary), while 翻来覆去 is a set phrase for going over something again and again.
adverb
repeatedlyagain and again
Examples
- 连连，。Tā lián lián dàoqiàn, shuō zìjǐ bú shì gùyì de.She apologized repeatedly, saying she didn't mean it.
- ，连连，。Zài bǐsài zhōng, tā lián lián huòshèng, yíngdé le guānzhòng de zhǎngshēng.In the competition, he won repeatedly, earning the audience's applause.
- ，连连。Tīngdào zhège huài xiāoxi, tā lián lián tànqì.Hearing the bad news, she sighed repeatedly.
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