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| − | * | + | *再 说 一 <em>遍</em> 。<span class="pinyin">Zài shuō yī <em>biàn</em>.</span><span class="trans">Say it again.</span> |
| − | *读 | + | *你 能 再 读 一 <em>遍</em> 吗 ？<span class="pinyin">Nǐ néng zài dú yī <em>biàn</em> ma?</span><span class="trans">Could you please read it again?</span> |
| − | * | + | *这个 电影 我 看 过 两 <em>遍</em> 。<span class="pinyin">Zhège diànyǐng wǒ kàn guò liǎng <em>biàn</em>.</span><span class="trans">Read it twice.</span> |
| − | * | + | *我们 去 过 两 <em>次</em> 。<span class="pinyin">Wǒme qù guo liǎng <em>cì</em>.</span><span class="trans">We've been there twice.</span> |
| − | * | + | *我 问 了 他 很 多 <em>次</em> ，他 还是 不 告诉 我 。<span class="trans">I've asked him about it many times. He wonld't tell me.</span> |
| + | *那个 红 头发 的 男孩 打 了 我 三 <em>下</em> 。<span class="trans">That red-haired boy hit me three times.</span> | ||
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When a verb is done more than once, it also requires a measure word to accompany it. This way the measure word is acting as a way to count the frequency or re-occurrence of an action.
Structure
Verb + Number + Measure Word
The grammar pattern is very similar to English. For example, "看三次" and "saw three times" mirror each other in structure. In Chinese sentences, these measure words can either come after the verb (as a complement) or before the word (as an adverb). You should also know that, like nouns, some verbs have special measure words to go with them. The basic verbal measure word, however, is 次.
Examples
- 再 说 一 遍 。Say it again.
- 你 能 再 读 一 遍 吗 ？Could you please read it again?
- 这个 电影 我 看 过 两 遍 。Read it twice.
- 我们 去 过 两 次 。We've been there twice.
- 我 问 了 他 很 多 次 ，他 还是 不 告诉 我 。I've asked him about it many times. He wonld't tell me.
- 那个 红 头发 的 男孩 打 了 我 三 下 。That red-haired boy hit me three times.
