遍 biàn — once through, one time (an action from start to finish)
biàn (fourth tone, falling)bian4
once through, one time (an action from start to finish)
HSK 4· HSK 1–4 (classic)measure
Meanings
once through, one time (an action from start to finish)
A count not of instances but of full passes: 次 simply tallies occurrences, while 遍 insists on the whole of the thing, start to finish — 看一遍 is to watch it through once, 说一遍 to say the whole sentence again, not just a word of it.
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Example sentences
- 这本书我看了三遍。這本書我看了三遍。Zhè (fourth tone, falling) běn (third tone, dipping) shū (first tone, high and level) wǒ (third tone, dipping) kànle (fourth tone, falling) sān (first tone, high and level) biàn. (fourth tone, falling)···
I have read this book three times, cover to cover.
- 老师，请再说一遍。老師，請再說一遍。Lǎoshī, (third tone, dipping) qǐng (third tone, dipping) zài (fourth tone, falling) shuō (first tone, high and level) yí (second tone, rising) biàn. (fourth tone, falling)···
Teacher, please say that again.