复 fù — again; recover; reply to a letter; to repeat; to duplicate; repeat
请尽快给我回复。Qǐng jǐn kuài gěi wǒ huí fù.Please reply to me as soon as possible.
Common words: 重复 (chóng fù)、复习 (fù xí)、复杂 (fù zá)
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Chinese characters meaning "repeat"
Learn Chinese characters with the meaning "repeat", including 复 (fù), 叠 (dié). Study pinyin, English meanings, traditional forms, common words, and examples.
How to Study This Meaning Group
The English word "repeat" covers 2 different Chinese characters — 复 (fù), 叠 (dié) — and each is its own word with its own feel. These 2 characters do not share a sound — their readings span fù, dié — so confirm the pinyin and tone for each one separately. The example sentences further down show how 复 and the others are actually used, so you learn them in context rather than as a single translation.
- 复 fùagain; recover; reply to a letter; to repeat; to duplicate; repeatUseful words: 重复, 复习
- 叠 diéfold up; repeatUseful words: 重叠, 折叠
Common words for these 2 "repeat" characters
Anchor each of these 2 characters in a word you can picture — start with 复 (fù) — so "repeat" turns into concrete usage instead of a one-to-one translation.
See each character in a sentence
Each character below is shown in a short example sentence with pinyin and an English translation — the quickest way to feel the difference between the 2 ways to say "repeat".
叠 dié — fold up; repeat
妈妈把洗好的衣服叠得整整齐齐。Mā ma bǎ xǐ hǎo de yī fu dié de zhěng zhěng qí qí.Mom folded the washed clothes neatly.
Common words: 重叠 (chóng dié)、折叠 (zhé dié)、叠加 (dié jiā)
All 2 characters
Open 复、叠 or any character below to hear it read aloud and see it used in an example sentence.