Chinese grammar - Expressing frequency using 次 (cì) |
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In Chinese, the counter 次 (cì) is used to express frequency, indicating how many times an action occurs. It is often placed after the verb to show the number of times an action is performed. — It is like saying 'X times' in English. |
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她每天跑步一次。
tā měitiān pǎobù yí cì. She runs once a day. |
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我昨天看了那本书三次。
wǒ zuótiān kàn le nà běn shū sān cì. I read that book three times last year. |
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他每天吃药两次。
tā měitiān chī yào liǎng cì. He takes medicine twice a day.
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我们上周见了他两次。
wǒmen shàngzhōu jiàn le tā liǎng cì. We saw him twice last week.
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她每月来这里一次。
tā měiyuè lái zhèlǐ yí cì. She comes here once a month.
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我昨晚醒了三次。
wǒ zuówǎn xǐng le sān cì. I woke up three times last night. |
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他每年去旅行两次。
tā měinián qù lǚxíng liǎng cì. He travels twice a year.
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她每周打扫房间一次。
tā měizhōu dǎsǎo fángjiān yí cì. She cleans her room once a week. |
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他每天练习钢琴两次。
tā měitiān liànxí gāngqín liǎng cì. He practices piano twice a day.
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我上个月见了医生一次。
wǒ shànggèyuè jiàn le yīshēng yí cì. I saw the doctor once last month. |
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她今年去了上海两次。
tā jīnnián qù le Shànghǎi liǎng cì. She went to Shanghai twice this year. |
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我每天喝茶三次。
wǒ měitiān hē chá sān cì. I drink tea three times a day. |
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他昨天来了我们家两次。
tā zuótiān lái le wǒmen jiā liǎng cì. He came to our house twice yesterday. |
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我们每周开会两次。
wǒmen měizhōu kāi huì liǎng cì. We have meetings twice a week. |
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他上周拜访了父母三次。
tā shàngzhōu bàifǎng le fùmǔ sān cì. He visited his parents three times last week. |
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她昨天打了两次电话。
tā zuótiān dǎ le liǎng cì diànhuà. She called twice yesterday. |
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