屡 (lǚ): time and again, repeatedly, frequently
屡 (lǚ) is a Chinese character meaning “time and again.” Classified as HSK Level 7-9 (HSK 3.0 Standard, CLEC 2022), it is composed of 尸 (semantic) and 娄 (phonetic). It ranks #2369 in character frequency (SUBTLEX-CH corpus).
Etymologically derived, 屡 body. Its radical form 尸 (corpse) appears in many related characters such as 层 (céng, to pile on top of one another), 尽 (jǐn, to the greatest extent), 屋 (wū, (bound form) house).
Definitions
- time and again
- repeatedly
- frequently
Etymology & Origin
Stroke Order
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Words & Compounds
Common Compounds
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 屡试不爽 | lǚ shì bù shuǎng | well-tried |
| 屡次 | lǚ cì | repeatedly |
| 屡屡 | lǚ lǚ | again and again |
| 屡见不鲜 | lǚ jiàn bù xiān | a common occurrence (idiom) |
| 屡教不改 | lǚ jiào bù gǎi | lit. not to change, despite repeated admonition |
| 屡出狂言 | lǚ chū kuáng yán | repeated gaffes |
| 屡禁不绝 | lǚ jìn bù jué | to continue despite repeated prohibition (idiom) |
| 屡禁不止 | lǚ jìn bù zhǐ | to continue despite repeated prohibition (idiom) |
| 屡劝不听 | lǚ quàn bù tīng | (idiom) refusing to listen to advice or remonstrance |
| 屡遭不测 | lǚ zāo bù cè | beset by a series of mishaps (idiom) |
| 屡加 | lǚ jiā | ply |
| 屡败屡战 | lǚ bài lǚ zhàn | to keep on fighting despite continual setbacks (idiom) |
| 屡战屡败 | lǚ zhàn lǚ bài | to suffer defeat in every battle (idiom) |
| 屡遭 | lǚ zāo | to suffer repeatedly |
屡 appears in 14 compound words: 100 as the first character, 0 as the last, and 0 in a middle position. Compound statistics computed from SUBTLEX-CH and HSK 3.0 vocabulary data.
Strongest Collocations
Characters that most frequently co-occur with 屡 in natural Chinese text, ranked by NPMI (Normalized Pointwise Mutual Information) — a statistical measure of association strength.
Idioms & Chengyu (6)
to have been taught many times, but still do wrong anyway; to be incorrigible
to have been taught many times, but still do wrong anyway; to be incorrigible
Example Sentences
屡字的写法很特别，让我印象深刻。
lǚ zì de xiě fǎ hěn tè bié , ràng wǒ yìn xiàng shēn kè .
The writing of the character "屡" is quite distinctive and has left a deep impression on me.
社保基金屡趁A股大跌加仓 入市稳投资信心 平均持股...
shè bǎo jī jīn lǚ chèn A gǔ dà diē jiā cāng rù shì wěn tóu zī xìn xīn píng jūn chí gǔ . . .
将军澳屡现蛇踪 西贡区议员倡海滨长廊加设“蛇出没...
jiāng jūn ào lǚ xiàn shé zōng xī gòng qū yì yuán chàng hǎi bīn cháng láng jiā shè shé chū méi . . .
Snake tracks appear repeatedly in Tseung Kwan O Sai Kung District councillor advocates adding "snakes...
屡被陆委会封杀 上海降阶参访台北灯会
lǚ bèi lù wěi huì fēng shā shàng hǎi jiàng jiē cān fǎng tái běi dēng huì
Repeatedly banned by the Mainland Affairs Council, Shanghai downgraded to visit the Taipei Lantern Festival
屡被陆委会封杀 上海降阶参访
lǚ bèi lù wěi huì fēng shā shàng hǎi jiàng jiē cān fǎng
Repeatedly banned by the Mainland Affairs Council Shanghai downgraded to visit
Character Family
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