三番五次

sān fān wǔ cì

again and again

Character by character

三sān
three

番fān
times

五wǔ
five

次cì
times

我三番五次提醒他，他还是忘了。

I reminded him again and again, and he still forgot.

Tone: neutral.

Carries impatience: something has happened far too often.

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