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重演

chóng yǎn · chong yan

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Meaning

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  1. to recur (of events, esp. adverse ones)
  2. to repeat (a performance)
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The lost ticket

  1. Liangliang

    学校(xuéxiào)的(de)话剧(huàjù)下周(xiàzhōu)重演(chóngyǎn)，你(nǐ)来(lái)看(kàn)吗(ma)？

    The school play is on again next week. Are you coming to see it?

  2. Dengdeng

    好啊(hǎoa)！上次(shàngcì)我(wǒ)没(méi)去成(qùchéng)。

    Sure! I didn't make it last time.

  3. Liangliang

    这次(zhècì)我(wǒ)给(gěi)你(nǐ)留(liú)了(le)一张(yīzhāng)票(piào)。

    This time I kept a ticket for you.

  4. Dengdeng

    太好了(tàihǎole)！这次(zhècì)我(wǒ)不会(bùhuì)让(ràng)洗衣机(xǐyījī)的(de)事(shì)重演(chóngyǎn)。

    Great! This time I won't let the washing machine thing happen again.

  5. Liangliang

    洗衣机(xǐyījī)的(de)事(shì)？

    The washing machine thing?

  6. Dengdeng

    上次(shàngcì)的(de)票(piào)，被(bèi)我(wǒ)洗成(xǐchéng)了(le)一团(yītuán)纸(zhǐ)。

    Last time, I washed the ticket into a lump of paper.

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

如(rú)果(guǒ)不(bù)吸(xī)取(qǔ)教(jiào)训(xùn)，历(lì)史(shǐ)悲(bēi)剧(jù)可(kě)能(néng)重(chóng)演(yǎn)。

If we don't learn from the lessons, historical tragedies may recur.

02

导(dǎo)演(yǎn)决(jué)定(dìng)让(ràng)这(zhè)部(bù)经(jīng)典(diǎn)话(huà)剧(jù)在(zài)舞(wǔ)台(tái)上(shàng)重(chóng)演(yǎn)。

The director decided to restage this classic play on stage.

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