Definition & Meaning

1.toss from side to side; harp on the same string; move from side to side

2.again and again; time and again

Word usage

fān lái fù qù

翻 来 覆 去

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1
sltoss from side to side; harp on the same string; move from side to side
- tā fān lái fù qù shuì bu zháo
  她翻来覆去睡不着。
  She kept tossing and turning, unable to sleep.
- tā shuì jiào shí zǒng shì fān lái fù qù
  她睡觉时总是翻来覆去。
  She always tosses and turns in her sleep.
- nà ge bìng rén zài chuáng shang fān lái fù qù
  那个病人在床上翻来覆去。
  The sick man tossed and tumbled in his bed.
synonym
zhǎn zhuǎn fǎn cè辗转反侧 zhǎn zhuǎn bù mèi辗转不寐 fān lái fù qù番来覆去
2
slagain and again; time and again
- tā fān lái fù qù de huí yì nà tiān de shì
  他翻来覆去地回忆那天的事。
  He recalled the day over and over.
- tǐ yù jiě shuō yuán fān lái fù qù de shuō zhe tóng yàng de cí yǔ zhēn fán
  体育解说员翻来覆去地说着同样的词语，真烦。
  It's annoying for sports commentators to say the same words over and over.
- tā fān lái fù qù de xiǎng
  她翻来覆去地想。
  She turns over in her head.
synonym
sān fān wǔ cì三番五次 lái huí lái qù来回来去 lǚ cì sān fān屡次三番 yī cì yī cì一次一次

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"翻来覆去" cannot be written as "翻来复去".

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