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Revision as of 03:35, 17 August 2021
Both 遍 (biàn) and 次 (cì) are commonly used measure words that tell how many times an action is done. Both are used in formal and informal settings. The difference is that 遍 (biàn) means doing an action all the way from the beginning to the end, whereas 次 (cì) refers to the total number of times an action occurs.
| 遍 (biàn) | 次 (cì) | |
|---|---|---|
| Meaning | doing an action from beginning to end | number of times an action occurs |
| Part of Speech | measure word | measure word |
| Formality | flexible | flexible |
Contents
When an action is done from beginning to end use 遍 (biàn)
This is pretty straightforward. When you do something all the way from the beginning to the end use 遍 (biàn). This is common when talking about things like a sentence someone said, a story, or a song.
Common Phrases
- 再 说 一 遍 say again from beginning to end
- 再 听 一 遍 listen again from beginning to end
- 再 读 一 遍 read again from beginning to end
Example Sentences
Again, only 遍 (biàn) is used for actions from beginning to end.
- 你 可以 再 说 一 遍 吗？
- 我 看 过 两 遍 这个 电影。
- 我 很 喜欢 这 本 书，我 看 了 五 遍。
- 这个 歌 我 每天 都 听 一 遍。
- 请 写 十 遍 这个 汉字。
- 我 和 你 说 了 两 遍，你 不 可能 不 知道。
- 这个 电影 很 好看 ， 我 想 再 看 一 遍。
- 我 已经 听 了 三、四 遍， 还是 听 不 懂。
- 我 跟 你 说 过 很多 遍 了 ， 你 为什么 不 听 呢 ？
To show the total number of times an action occurs use 次 (cì)
Common Phrases
When you want to show the total number of times an action occurs use 次 (cì). In this case you're not emphasizing full completion. In some cases (such as going somewhere), there's no "partial completion" anyway, so just use 次 (cì).
- 看 过 一 次 watched one time
- 听 过 三 次 listened three times
- 去 过 几 次 went several times
Example Sentences
- 我 去 过 两 次 上海。
- 我 看过 三 次 这个 电影。
- 我 很 喜欢 红烧肉，我 已经 吃 过 很多 次 了。
- 他 一 个 星期 去 两 次 健身房 。
- 我 玩 过 几 次 这个 游戏，这个 游戏 还 不错。
To reference a specific time or the specific instance an action is occurs use 次 (cì)
To show this time, next time, every time, the first time, etc. use 次 (cì).
Common Phrases
- 这 次 this time
- 下 次 next time
- 每 次 every time
- 第一 次 the first time
Example Sentences
- 今天 没有 时间 ， 我们 下 次 学习 。
- 这次 的 旅游 很 好玩。
- 我 每 次 上课 以前 都 会 准备 。
- 上 次 我 是 坐 飞机 回 美国 的。
- 如果 你 下 次 再 迟到，老板 要 生气 了。
- 我们 每 次 的 活动 都 很 有意思。
- 这 是 我 第一 次 来 中国。
- 我 第一 次 学 中文 是 2014 年。
