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频繁

pín fán · pin fan

Traditional 頻繁

HSK 5Old HSK 6

Meaning

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  1. frequently
  2. often
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Checking the phone

  1. Liangliang

    你(nǐ)最近(zuìjìn)怎么(zěnme)这么(zhème)频繁(pínfán)地(de)看(kàn)手机(shǒujī)？

    Why do you check your phone so often lately?

  2. Dengdeng

    我(wǒ)在(zài)等(děng)一个(yīgè)重要(zhòngyào)的(de)电话(diànhuà)。

    I'm waiting for an important call.

  3. Liangliang

    你(nǐ)已经(yǐjīng)看(kàn)了(le)二十次(èrshícì)了(le)，太(tài)频繁(pínfán)了(le)。

    You have looked twenty times already. That's too often.

  4. Dengdeng

    可是(kěshì)它(tā)一直(yīzhí)没(méi)响(xiǎng)。

    But it hasn't rung at all.

  5. Liangliang

    让(ràng)我(wǒ)看看(kànkan)……你的(nǐde)手机(shǒujī)是(shì)静音(jìngyīn)的(de)！

    Let me see... your phone is on silent!

  6. Dengdeng

    怪不得(guàibude)它(tā)没(méi)响(xiǎng)！

    No wonder it hasn't rung!

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

最(zuì)近(jìn)频(pín)繁(fán)的(de)地(dì)震(zhèn)让(ràng)我(wǒ)们(men)很(hěn)焦(jiāo)虑(lǜ)。

The recent frequency of earthquakes makes us nervous.

Tatoeba: Chinese by yutaka · English by Scott · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

他(tā)频(pín)繁(fán)出(chū)差(chāi)，很(hěn)少(shǎo)有(yǒu)时(shí)间(jiān)陪(péi)家(jiā)人(rén)。

He travels frequently for work and rarely has time to spend with his family.

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