# 翻来覆去 (fānláifùqù)

In Mandarin Chinese, 翻来覆去 (fānláifùqù) means “to toss and turn; over and over again”. It is part of the HSK 7–9 vocabulary list in the official HSK 3.0 standard.

- Meaning: to toss and turn; over and over again
- Pinyin: fānláifùqù (fan1 lai2 fu4 qu4)
- Traditional: 翻來覆去
- HSK 3.0 · Level 7–9

## Examples

- 他翻来覆去一整夜都睡不着。
  Tā fānláifùqù yī zhěng yè dōu shuìbuzháo.
  He tossed and turned all night unable to sleep.

## Characters

- [翻](https://hanziro.com/word/fan-turn-over/) (fān): to turn over; to flip over
- [来](https://hanziro.com/word/lai-come/) (lái): to come
- 覆 (fù): to cover; to overflow
- [去](https://hanziro.com/word/qu-go/) (qù): to go

https://hanziro.com/word/fan-lai-fu-qu-toss-and-turn/

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