Expressing "how often"
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Asking "how often" is one of those things that seems so simple in English, but relatively complicated in Chinese. The way to ask in Chinese is, literally, "how long of a time" (do something) "one time." So you'll need the phrases 多长时间 (duō cháng shíjiān) and 一次 (yī cì).
Contents
Asking the questions "how often?"
Structure
Subj. + 多长时间 + Verb + 一次 (+ Obj.)
Examples
- 你 多 长 时间 去 一 次 看 电影 ？
- 你 多 长 时间 去 看 一 次 电影 ？
Making a Statement about Frequency
Structure
Subj. + [Length of Time] + Verb + [How Many Times] (+ Obj.)
Examples
- 我 一周 去 看 一次 电影。I go to the movie once a week.
- 老板 一个月 出一次差。The boss goes on business trips once a month.
- 这 句 话 她 一天 要 说 二十 多 遍。She would say this piece of sentence more than twenty times a day.
