time and again

repeatedly; frequently

body (尸) + 娄 = time and again

娄 mainly gives the sound lǚ; 尸 gestures at a person in the same posture over and over, which nudges the idea of something recurring. Think of someone slumping back into the same situation repeatedly.

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次迟到,老师很不高兴。

tā lǚ cì chí dào, lǎo shī hěn bù gāo xìng。

He was late time and again, and the teacher was very unhappy.

这个问题次出现,我们需要认真解决。

zhè ge wèn tí lǚ cì chū xiàn, wǒ men xū yào rèn zhēn jiě jué。

This problem has appeared repeatedly, and we need to address it seriously.

Words with 屡

屡出狂言

lǚ chū kuáng yán

repeated gaffes

屡加

lǚ jiā

ply

屡劝不听

lǚ quàn bù tīng

(idiom) refusing to listen to advice or remonstrance; incorrigible

屡屡

lǚ lǚ

again and again

屡战屡败

lǚ zhàn lǚ bài

to suffer defeat in every battle (idiom)

屡败屡战

lǚ bài lǚ zhàn

to keep on fighting despite continual setbacks (idiom)

屡教不改

lǚ jiào bù gǎi

lit. not to change, despite repeated admonition

屡次

lǚ cì

repeatedly

屡禁不止

lǚ jìn bù zhǐ

to continue despite repeated prohibition (idiom)

屡禁不绝

lǚ jìn bù jué

to continue despite repeated prohibition (idiom)

屡见不鲜

lǚ jiàn bù xiān

a common occurrence (idiom)

屡试不爽

lǚ shì bù shuǎng

well-tried

More characters with 尸