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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.

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- [1 Structure](#Structure "wikilink") - [2 Examples](#Examples "wikilink") - [3 See also](#See_also "wikilink") - [4 Sources and further reading](#Sources_and_further_reading "wikilink") - [4.1 Books](#Books "wikilink")

### 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* 。Zài shuō yī *biàn*.Say it again. - 你能再读一 *遍* 吗？Nǐ néng zài dú yī *biàn* ma?Could you please read it again? - 这个电影我看过两 *遍* 。Zhège diànyǐng wǒ kàn guo liǎng *biàn*.I've seen this movie twice. - 这个故事我听她说过一百多 *遍* 了。Zhège gùshi wǒ tīng tā shuō guo yī bǎi duō *biàn* le.I've heard her tell this story more than one hundred times. - 我们去过两 *次* 。Wǒme qù guo liǎng *cì*.We've been there twice. - 我问了他很多 *次* ，可是他不告诉我。Wǒ wèn le tā hěn duō *cì*, kěshì tā bù gàosu wǒ.I've asked him about it many times, but he wouldn't tell me. - 这个问题我们讨论过几 *次* 。Zhège wèntí wǒmen tǎolùn guo jǐ *cì*.We've discussed this a few times. - 那个红头发的男孩打了我三 *下* 。Nàge hóng tóufa de nánhái dǎ le wǒ sān *xià*.That red-haired boy hit me three times. - 他轻轻地拍了我两 *下* 。Tā qīngqīng de pāi le wǒ liǎng *xià*.He very lightly pat me twice. - 你没听见吗？我敲了好几 *下* 。Nǐ méi tīngjiàn ma? Wǒ qiāo le hǎo jǐ *xià*.Did you not hear the door? I knocked quite a few times.

See also ------------------------------------------------------- - [Measure words for counting](https://resources.allsetlearning.com/chinese/grammar/Measure_words_for_counting) - [Measure words to differentiate](https://resources.allsetlearning.com/chinese/grammar/Measure_words_to_differentiate) - [Measure words in quantity questions](https://resources.allsetlearning.com/chinese/grammar/Measure_words_in_quantity_questions) Sources and further reading --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ### Books

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