遍biànclassifier for actions: one time
遍 (biàn) means a classifier for actions: one time. 请你再说一遍 says please say it one more time. 这本书我读了一遍 says I read this book one time. 这个电影我看了两遍 says I watched this movie two times. 我听了一遍,还想再听一遍 says I listened one time and want to listen again. First asks for one more; third counts two times; fourth listened once and wants it again.
What does 遍 mean?
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classifier for actions: one timeclassifier
What does the character 遍 mean?
- 遍classifier for actions: one time
How do you use 遍?
遍 can follow a verb for one time through an action, as in 说一遍, and a number can sit before it, as in 两遍.
Patterns
Verb + 一遍
请你再说一遍。
Qǐng nǐ zài shuō yí biàn.
Please say it one more time.
再 + Verb + 一遍
我听了一遍,还想再听一遍。
Wǒ tīng le yí biàn, hái xiǎng zài tīng yí biàn.
I listened one time and want to listen again.
Number + 遍
这个电影我看了两遍。
Zhège diànyǐng wǒ kàn le liǎng biàn.
I watched this movie two times.
What are some examples of 遍 in a sentence?
请你再说一遍。
Qǐng nǐ zài shuō yí biàn.
Please say it one more time.
这本书我读了一遍。
Zhè běn shū wǒ dú le yí biàn.
I read this book one time.
这个电影我看了两遍。
Zhège diànyǐng wǒ kàn le liǎng biàn.
I watched this movie two times.
我听了一遍,还想再听一遍。
Wǒ tīng le yí biàn, hái xiǎng zài tīng yí biàn.
I listened one time and want to listen again.
How is 遍 used in a conversation?
- Speaker A:
我买了一本书。你看了吗?
Wǒ mǎi le yì běn shū. Nǐ kàn le ma?
I bought a book. Have you read it?
- Speaker B:
我看了一遍。
Wǒ kàn le yí biàn.
I read it one time.
- Speaker A:
好看吗?你还想再看一遍吗?
Hǎokàn ma? Nǐ hái xiǎng zài kàn yí biàn ma?
Is it good? Do you want to read it one more time?
- Speaker B:
好看。我想再看一遍。
Hǎokàn. Wǒ xiǎng zài kàn yí biàn.
It is good. I want to read it one more time.
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English glosses on this page are adapted from CC-CEDICT, published by MDBG (snapshot 2026-10-23), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Glosses were edited for learners.