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Verbal measure complement: how many times an action is done

HSK 3HSK 3.0 · 2

V + (了/过) + number + 次/遍/下/趟 + N | V + (了/过) + pronoun + number + 次

The number of times goes AFTER the verb: 我看了三遍. 次 is the general 'time', 遍 stresses doing something through from start to finish, 趟 is a round trip, and 一下 means briefly or 'have a go'. A noun object can go before or after the frequency (去过两次上海 / 去过上海两次), but a pronoun object must come BEFORE it: 我见过他一次.

HSK 3–4 sentence ordering, especially pronoun vs. frequency order.

Examples

  • 这个电影我看了三遍。

    I've watched this movie three times.

  • 我去过两次上海。

    I've been to Shanghai twice.

  • 我只见过他一次。

    I've only met him once.

  • 请你等一下。

    Please wait a moment.

  • 上个月我回了一趟老家。

    I made a trip back home last month.

Exercises

  1. 1.这本书很有意思,我看了两 。

  2. 2.Choose the correct sentence:

  3. 3.我去银行一 ,马上回来。

  4. 4.你看 ,这个字怎么写?

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