HSK 2
动量词：遍、次、场、回、下
dòng liàng cí ： biàn 、 cì 、 chǎng 、 huí 、 xià
Verbal measure words (action-count): 遍、次、场、回、下
Explanation
These are verbal measure words, that is, measure words (words indicating a counting unit, like 'cái, con, quyển' in Vietnamese) that specifically count the NUMBER OF TIMES an action is performed. They always come after the verb to tell how many times the action is repeated.
Verb + Number + verbal measure word (+ Object) — the object is the target of the action. For example 看两遍 kàn liǎng biàn (watch twice), 去一次 qù yí cì (go once).
when you want to say how many times an action takes place. 遍 (biàn) emphasizes watching/reading/doing something COMPLETELY from beginning to end; 次 (cì) counts times in general; 场 (chǎng) is used for an event that lasts a 'round/spell' such as crying, rain, illness (哭一场 kū yì chǎng); 回 (huí) means almost the same as 次 but is more colloquial; 下(儿) (xià) indicates a short, quick, light action done once (打一下儿 dǎ yí xiàr).
次 only counts the number of times, whereas 遍 emphasizes the whole process from start to finish — 'read 3 次' just means read 3 times, 'read 3 遍' means read the whole thing through 3 times.
Vietnamese learners often put the verbal measure word in the WRONG position, placing it before the verb in the style of 'twice watch'. The correct way is the verb comes first: 看两遍. If the object is a thing, the verbal measure word is usually placed before the object (看两遍电影).
Examples
watch twice (all the way through), go once, cry a good cry, come twice, hit once (lightly)
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