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Measure words for verbs
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Level
[B1](https://resources.allsetlearning.com/chinese/grammar/B1_grammar_points)
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Similar to
- [Expressing "every" with
"mei"](https://resources.allsetlearning.com/chinese/grammar/Expressing_%22every%22_with_%22mei%22) (A2)
- [Measure words for
counting](https://resources.allsetlearning.com/chinese/grammar/Measure_words_for_counting) (A2)
- [Measure words in quantity
questions](https://resources.allsetlearning.com/chinese/grammar/Measure_words_in_quantity_questions) (A2)
- [Measure words with "this" and
"that"](https://resources.allsetlearning.com/chinese/grammar/Measure_words_with_%22this%22_and_%22that%22) (A2)
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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")
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
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- [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
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