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口, 回, 遍 and 声 for Counting Actions

Count actions with 口 (a bite or sip), 回 (a time), 遍 (once through, start to finish) and 声 (a call or sound).

Patrón

verb (+ 了/过) + number + 口 / 回 / 遍 / 声

These words count how many times an action happens: 口 for mouthfuls, 回 for times, 遍 for complete run-throughs, 声 for calls and sounds.

这个电影太好看了，我看了三遍。

When to use 口, 回, 遍 and 声 for Counting Actions

Verbal measure words count actions instead of things. They come right after the verb (and after 了 or 过): verb + number + measure word. 口 (kǒu) counts mouthfuls, bites or sips: 喝了一口水. 回 (huí) means “time” and is a casual word for 次: 我去过两回. 遍 (biàn) also means “time,” but it stresses doing the whole thing from start to finish: 看了三遍 “watched it three times all the way through.” 声 (shēng) counts calls and sounds made with the voice: 叫了一声 “called out once.”

这个菜很好吃，你尝一口吧。

This dish is delicious; have a taste.

我去过上海两回。

I have been to Shanghai twice.

你明天走的时候，跟我说一声。

When you leave tomorrow, let me know.

老师让我们把课文读三遍。

The teacher asked us to read the text three times.

Errores frecuentes

  • Do not use 遍 for visits or meetings: 去过两次, not 去过两遍.
  • The count goes after the verb: 看了三遍, not 三遍看了.
  • A pronoun object comes before the count: 叫了他一声, not 叫了一声他.

Ejercicio dirigido

Practica exactamente este patrón antes de seguir.

我去过北京两 。

He estado dos veces en Pekín
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