遍
biàn
Meaning
- classifier for actions: one time
Definition
遍：普遍，全面；量词，表示一个动作从开始到结束的整个过程。
Biàn: universal, everywhere; measure word for a complete action from beginning to end.
Usage
用做形容词或副词时，表示全面、到处；用作量词时，表示动作的次数或遍数。
Used as an adjective or adverb to mean 'everywhere' or 'all over'; as a measure word, it indicates the number of times an action is performed from start to finish.
Examples
- 1 我读了三遍这本书。 (I read this book three times.)
- 2 春天来了，遍地都是鲜花。 (Spring has come, and flowers are everywhere.)
- 3 他走遍了全国各地。 (He traveled all over the country.)
- 4 请再说一遍。 (Please say it again.)
- 5 这部电影我看过很多遍。 (I have seen this movie many times.)
- 6 这个消息传遍了整个城市。 (The news spread throughout the whole city.)
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