几经

zhè miàn qiáng yǐ jǐ jīng dǎo tā jǐ jīng xiū bǔ

这面墙已几经倒塌，几经修补。

The wall has collapsed and been rebuilt several times.

zhè jiàn shì jǐ jīng zhōu zhé cái bàn hǎo

这件事几经周折才办好。

The matter was settled after a lot of bother.

jǐ jīng bō zhé

几经波折

after a lot of twists and turns

jǐ jīng qǐ fú

几经起伏

have a chequered career

jǐ jīng jiāo shè

几经交涉

repeat negotiations

zhè fēng xìn jǐ jīng zhǎn zhuǎn zǒng suàn jiāo gěi le tā

这封信几经辗转，总算交给了他。

This letter passed through many different hands before finally being delivered to him.

jǐ jīng quàn shuō tā tóng yì shōu huí cí chéng

几经劝说，她同意收回辞呈。

After much persuasion she agreed to withdraw her resignation.

tā jǐ jīng zhōu zhé zhōng yú ràng jiān zhí rén yuán de quán lì fǎ àn zài yì huì zhōng tōng guò

她几经周折终于让兼职人员的权利法案在议会中通过。

She piloted a bill on the rights of part-time workers through parliament.

zhè fáng zi jǐ jīng zhuǎn shǒu

这房子几经转手。

The house has changed hands several times.

zhè gǎo zi jǐ jīng shān gǎi cái dìng xià lai

这稿子几经删改才定下来。

The draft was revised several times before it was finalized.