一而再，再而三
yī'ér​zài​zài'ér​sān

again and again

  1. 一 yī numeral
    one
    one; the number 1; single; alone
  2. 而 ér particleconjunction
    [resultative linker]
    Used in certain constructions to indicate that the second action or state follows immediately from or is the result of the first, as in 一 yī...ér...
  3. 再 zài
    twice
    (literary) twice; a second time
  4. ， zài
    non-Chinese
  5. 再 zài
    twice
    (literary) twice; a second time
  6. 而 ér particleconjunction
    [resultative linker]
    Used in certain constructions to indicate that the second action or state follows immediately from or is the result of the first, as in 一 yī...ér...
  7. 三 sān numeral
    three
    the number three; 3