- lit. the cycle comes back to the start (idiom); to move in circles
- the wheel comes full circle
Characters
- 周 (周): surname Zhou; Zhou Dynasty (1046-256 BC)
- 而 (而): and; as well as; and so; but (not); yet (not); (indicates causal relation); (indicates change of state); (indicates contrast)
- 复 (復): to go and return; to return; to resume; to return to a normal or original state; to repeat; again; to recover; to restore; to turn over; to reply; to answer; to reply to a letter; to retaliate; to carry out
- 始 (始): to begin; to start; then; only then
Resources
- Wiktionary: 周而复始
- MDBG: 周而复始
- Examples with 周而复始 on Tatoeba
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