他就一而再再而三地
“he relentlessly tried”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
那个时候
“Back then,”
他就一而再再而三地
“he relentlessly tried”
勾引我家盼儿
“to seduce Pan'er.”
Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.
In Chinese narrative rhetoric, highlighting repeated transgressions ('again and again') justifies why the speaker is finally forced to take harsh retaliatory action.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
time and time again / repeatedly
A set idiom expressing strong frustration toward actions that are stubbornly repeated despite warnings.
Emphasizes the immediacy and brazenness of the repeated actions.