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翻来覆去

fān lái fù qù

HSK 3.0 level 7-9 4-character word Traditional 翻來覆去

翻来覆去 (fān lái fù qù) means "to toss and turn (sleeplessly); again and again". It is an HSK 3.0 level 7-9 word, and was not on the old six-level HSK list.

What 翻来覆去 means

1. to toss and turn (sleeplessly)
2. again and again

The characters in 翻来覆去

• 翻fānto turn over; to flip over; to overturn
• 来láito come; (used as a substitute for a more specific verb)…
• 覆fùto cover; to overflow; to overturn
• 去qùto go; to go to (a place); (of a time etc) last

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