周而复始 (週而復始)
zhōu ér fù shǐ
Pinyin

Definition

周而复始 (週而復始)
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zhōu ér fù shǐ
  1. lit. the cycle comes back to the start (idiom); to move in circles
  2. the wheel comes full circle

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

而
ér
  1. 1 and
  2. 2 as well as
  3. 3 and so
  4. 4 but (not)
  5. 5 yet (not)
  6. 6 (indicates causal relation)
  7. 7 (indicates change of state)
  8. 8 (indicates contrast)
开始
kāi shǐ
  1. 1 to begin
  2. 2 beginning
  3. 3 to start
  4. 4 initial
  5. 5 classifier: 个 gè
伊始
yī shǐ
  1. 1 outset
  2. 2 beginning
创始人
chuàng shǐ rén
  1. 1 creator
  2. 2 founder
  3. 3 initiator
原始
yuán shǐ
  1. 1 first
  2. 2 original
  3. 3 primitive
  4. 4 original (document etc)

Idioms (20)

一元复始
yī yuán fù shǐ
  1. 1 a new year begins (idiom)
一哄而散
yī hōng ér sàn
  1. 1 to disperse in confusion (idiom)
一拥而入
yī yōng ér rù
  1. 1 to swarm in (of people etc) (idiom)
一望而知
yī wàng ér zhī
  1. 1 to be evident at a glance (idiom)
一概而论
yī gài ér lùn
  1. 1 to lump different matters together (idiom)