Chinese word

一遍

Pronunciation

Pinyinyī biàn

Meaning

  • measure wordonce

Example

请你把这句话念一遍。qǐng nǐ bǎ zhè jù huà niàn yí biàn

Please read this sentence once.

Illustration for 一遍 (once)

More examples

你能再说一遍吗？nǐ néng zài shuō yí biàn ma

Could you say it again?

Core concept

One full run of an activity, with the entire activity included.

Common phrases

  • 读一遍dú yí biàn

    read once

  • 看一遍kàn yí biàn

    look once

  • 说一遍shuō yí biàn

    say once

Similar words

一次yí cì: Counts one time that an event happens or an attempt is made.
一下yí xià: Adds the sense of doing something briefly or lightly once.
一遍儿yí biànr: A colloquial measure for one complete run through an activity.

Definition in Chinese

作为表示动作发生次数的量词，表示把某个动作完整地做一次，常与看、听、念、试等动词搭配。zuò wéi biǎo shì dòng zuò fā shēng cì shù de liàng cí biǎo shì bǎ mǒu gè dòng zuò wán zhěng dì zuò yí cì cháng yǔ kàn tīng niàn shì děng dòng cí dā pèi

Word origin

一 (yī, "one") + 遍 (biàn, "throughout") combines a count with the idea of covering a whole course, giving one complete pass through an action.

Usage tips

  • It is especially natural with activities that have a clear beginning and end, such as taking in spoken or written content from start to finish.

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