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Chinese Character/Word:
Definition(s) for: 周而复始
| Hanzi | Pinyin | Definition(s) |
|---|---|---|
| 周而复始 | zhōu ér fù shǐ | - lit. the cycle comes back to the start (idiom); to move in circles - the wheel comes full circle |
List Ranking:
Where rank 1 is most common, and higher numbers are less common.
| HSK 2 Level (2012) | HSK 3 Band (2022) | SUBTLEX-CH | BeijingUni Global | BeijingUni Weibo |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| - | - | 36,112 | 38,646 | 24,074 |
Individual Character Breakdown:
| Simp | Pinyin | Eng |
|---|---|---|
| 周 | zhōu | - surname Zhou - Zhou Dynasty (1046-256 BC) |
| 周 | zhōu | - to make a circuit - to circle - circle - circumference - lap - cycle - complete - all - all over - thorough - to help financially |
| 周 | zhōu | - week - weekly - variant of 周[zhou1] |
| 而 | ér | - and - as well as - and so - but (not) - yet (not) - (indicates causal relation) - (indicates change of state) - (indicates contrast) |
| 复 | fù | - to go and return - to return - to resume - to return to a normal or original state - to repeat - again - to recover - to restore - to turn over - to reply - to answer - to reply to a letter - to retaliate - to carry out |
| 复 | fù | - to repeat - to double - to overlap - complex (not simple) - compound - composite - double - diplo- - duplicate - overlapping - to duplicate |
| 复 | fù | - variant of 復|复[fu4] - to reply to a letter |
| 始 | shǐ | - to begin - to start - then - only then |
Other Words Containing 周而复始
Sorted by the 'SUBTLEX-CH' rank because that seems like the most reliable. Words without a SUBTLEX-CH rank are ignored for being too rare.
| Word | HSK 2 Level (2012) | HSK 3 Band (2022) | SUBTLEX-CH | BeijingUni Global | BeijingUni Weibo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 周而复始 | - | - | 36,112 | 38,646 | 24,074 |