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    Using 频繁 (pínfán) to express "frequent"

    Degree & Intensity
    Frequency & Habit

    Structure

    频繁 + 的 + Noun

    Explanation

    The adjective 频繁 (pínfán) means "frequent" and describes actions or events that happen often or repeatedly. It is typically used before 的 to modify a noun, as in 频繁的军事行动 (frequent military operations). It can also appear after a subject as a predicate, as in 袭击很频繁 (attacks are frequent).

    Examples

    • 最近这条路上交通事故非常频繁。

      zuìjìn zhè tiáo lù shàng jiāotōng shìgù fēicháng pínfán.

      Traffic accidents have been very frequent on this road recently.

    • 他频繁出差，几乎每周都要飞一次。

      tā pínfán chūchāi, jīhū měi zhōu dōu yào fēi yí cì.

      He travels for business so frequently that he has to fly almost every week.

    • 频繁的加班让她的身体越来越差。

      pínfán de jiābān ràng tā de shēntǐ yuèláiyuè chà.

      Frequent overtime has made her health worse and worse.

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