Duration and Frequency | HSK 2 Chinese Grammar Guide

Pattern

Verb + duration; number + 次

Put duration after the action and count occurrences with 次.

我学习了两个小时。

When to use Duration and Frequency

Duration usually follows the verb or object structure. 次 counts how many occurrences of an action happened.

我去过北京三次。

I have been to Beijing three times.

她每天跑步。

She runs every day.

请等五分钟。

Please wait five minutes.

这个电影我看了两次。

I watched this movie twice.

Do not confuse a time point with a duration.
次 counts events, not objects.
Duration placement can change when the object is long; keep examples short at first.

Übe genau dieses Muster, bevor du weitermachst.

我学习了两个。

I studied for two hours

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