幾次三番 jǐ cì sān fān

DEFINITIONS

  1. lit. twice then three times (idiom); fig. repeatedly
  2. over and over again

CHARACTERS

幾 jǐ how many? how much?; a few, some
次 cì
HSK 2
order, sequence; next
三 sān
HSK 1
three
番 fān
HSK 6
to take turns; a turn, a time; to repeat