Definition
频 is a formal adverb meaning 'frequently' or 'repeatedly'. It typically appears immediately before the verb in written or formal Chinese, and is more literary than the everyday adverb 经常 ('often'). You may also encounter it in compound words like 频率 (frequency) and 频频 (repeatedly).
adv.
(adv.) frequentlyrepeatedly (formal/literary)
Examples
- ，。Jìnnián lái, zhège wèntí pínfán chūxiàn.In recent years, this problem has frequently appeared.
- 。Tā pínfán shōu dào le kèhù de tóusù.He repeatedly received customer complaints.
- 频。Zhège dìfang pínfā dìzhèn.Earthquakes frequently happen in this place.
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