HSK 3 · classifier

遍

biàn

time, from start to finish

课文我要读三遍。

Kèwén wǒ yào dú sān biàn.

I need to read the text three times.

我有点儿笨,请再讲一遍。

Wǒ yǒudiǎnr bèn, qǐng zài jiǎng yí biàn.

I'm a bit slow; please explain it once more.

手机的使用现在很普遍。

Shǒujī de shǐyòng xiànzài hěn pǔbiàn.

The use of mobile phones is very widespread now.

这本书值得读两遍。

Zhè běn shū zhídé dú liǎng biàn.

This book is worth reading twice.