遍

biàn

measure word HSK 2 #742

Meanings

Walking radical 辶 + 扁 (flat) — walking flat across an entire area, hence 'everywhere'

Qǐng zài shuō yī biàn.

Please say it one more time.

Zhè běn shū wǒ kànle sān biàn.

I've read this book three times.

Wǒ bǎ kèwén dúle liǎng biàn.

I read the text twice.

mistakes

遍 vs 次: 遍 implies doing something thoroughly from beginning to end. 次 is more general. Reading a book: use 遍. Going to a place: use 次.

遍 biàn