遍

• 拼音: biàn
• 汉字拆解: 遍 (biàn) — throughout, all over; contains 辶 (walk/movement) and 扁 (flat/spread out), suggesting full coverage

含义

Measure word for times/occurrences of an action done from start to finish. Distinct from 次, which simply counts occurrences.

Used to count how many times an action is performed in its entirety, from beginning to end. Emphasizes completeness of each occurrence.

例句

1. 这首歌我听了三遍，还是很好听。
2. 老师把这个语法规则解释了两遍。
3. 这本书值得读好几遍。

用法指南

语境: studying, repetition, reading, listening

语气: neutral

正确说法

• 我看了两遍这部电影。(I watched this film twice from start to finish.)
• 请再说一遍。(Please say it again from the beginning.)

错误说法

• Avoid using 遍 interchangeably with 次 — 次 counts occurrences without implying completeness, while 遍 emphasizes the action was done from start to finish.

起源与历史

Originally meant 'throughout' or 'everywhere' in Classical Chinese, conveying the sense of covering the full extent of something. Evolved into a measure word for complete cycles of an action.

文化背景

世代: All ages

社会背景: Universal