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次 — counting how many times
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How many times have you been?
- A friend asks if you know Shanghai well. You have been there twice before.
- I我去过two两times次Shanghai municipality…上海。 — "I have been to Shanghai twice."
Verb + number + times次
- times次 counts how many times an action happens: 去过two两times次, been twice; watch看(completed / change)了third三次, watched three times.
- It goes after the verb (and after (experienced)过 or (completed / change)了), not before it. Use two两 for “two”: two两times次, not second (i.e. number two)二次.
this这(measure word)个film电影I我watch看了three三times次。
Complete: “I watched it three times.” 我看了三____。
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次 after the number counts the times an action happened.
Where the object goes
- A place name can come before or after times次: 去过two两times次Shanghai municipality…上海 or 去过Shanghai municipality…上海two两times次. Both are fine.
- A pronoun comes before times次: I我look for找(experienced)过him他two两times次。 — "I have looked for him twice."
I我look for找过him他two两times次。
Which says “I have looked for him twice”?
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A pronoun object comes before 次, and the count follows the verb.
去过两次上海 and 去过上海两次 are both acceptable.
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True. With a place name, the count can come before or after the place.
Asking how many times
- you你去过several times几次Beijing, capital of the…北京？ — "How many times have you been to Beijing?" Use several times几次 for a small number.
- the first time第一次 means “the first time”: this这to be / is是I我the first time第一次吃饺子, this is my first time eating dumplings.
Build: “How many times have you been to Beijing?”
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Verb + 过 + 几次 + place asks how many times.
Watch out
- Put times次 after the verb: I我去过two两times次, not I我two两times次去过.
- A pronoun object goes before times次: look for找(experienced)过him他two两times次, not look for找(experienced)过two两times次him他.
Recap
- Verb (+ (experienced)过/(completed / change)了) + number + times次 counts times: 去过two两times次, watch看(completed / change)了third三次. Ask with several times几次.
- A place can go before or after times次; a pronoun goes before it. the first time第一次 = the first time.
Tell a friend about places or films you have been to or seen more than once, and something you are doing for the first time. Close the examples. Say it, then write it in Chinese.
Compare meaning and word order with the model; your sentences need not copy it. A partner or teacher must hear the spoken version to comment on pronunciation.