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    Expressing repetition with 重复 (chóngfù)

    Actions & Events
    Frequency & Habit

    Structure

    Subject + 重复 + Verb / Noun

    Explanation

    重复 (chóngfù) means "to repeat" or "repetitive," describing an action or event that occurs more than once. It can function as both a verb and an adjective depending on its position in the sentence.

    Examples

    • 老师让学生重复读这个句子三遍。

      lǎo shī ràng xué shēng chóng fù dú zhè gè jù zi sān biàn.

      The teacher had the students read the sentence aloud three times.

    • 请不要重复犯同样的错误。

      qǐng bú yào chóng fù fàn tóng yàng de cuò wù.

      Please don't repeat the same mistakes.

    • 历史总是在不断地重复。

      lì shǐ zǒng shì zài bú duàn de chóng fù.

      History is always repeating itself.

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