三番五次 sānfān-wǔcì over and over again (idiom)
How to remember 三番五次: 三 three + 番 a time + 五 five + 次 time = over and over again (idiom).
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How it is used
- Idiom 'over and over, again and again', for repeated and often wearying/persistent actions - 他三番五次地来打扰 (tā sānfān-wǔcì de lái dǎrǎo) he came to bother me again and again.
- Near 屡次 (lǚcì) but more colloquial and vivid, carrying a hint of annoyance at the repetition.