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Exercises
Knowledge Point Tested: Differences between "cì" and "biàn" (Elementary, Module 6)
我去电影院看了两遍。Wǒqùdiànyǐngyuànkànleliǎngbiàn.我去電影院看了兩遍。I went to the theater to watch it twice.http://www.dongyu.com/upload/ecoupload/2013-07/16/103466.mp3
I went to the theater to watch it twice.
每个词读两遍。Měigecídúliǎngbiàn.每個詞讀兩遍。Read each word twice.http://www.dongyu.com/upload/ecoupload/2013-07/16/103465.mp3
Read each word twice.
我看了两次都没看完。Wǒkànleliǎngcìdōuméikànwán.我看了兩次都沒看完。I saw it twice, but just couldn't finish watching it.http://www.dongyu.com/upload/ecoupload/2013-07/16/103467.mp3
I saw it twice, but just couldn't finish watching it.
一天吃三次,一次吃两片。Yìtiānchīsāncì,yícìchīliǎngpiàn.一天吃三次,一次吃兩片。Take it three times a day, and take two pills each time.http://www.dongyu.com/upload/ecoupload/2013-07/16/103468.mp3
Take it three times a day, and take two pills each time.
去过两次。一次去了北京,一次去了上海。这次我想去西安。Qùguoliǎngcì.YícìqùleBěijīng,yícìqùleShànghǎi.ZhèicìwǒxiǎngqùXī'ān.去過兩次。一次去了北京,一次去了上海。這次我想去西安。I have been to China twice. One time I went to Beijing and the other time I went to Shanghai. This time I want to go to Xi'an.http://www.dongyu.com/upload/ecoupload/2013-07/16/103469.mp3
I have been to China twice. One time I went to Beijing and the other time I went to Shanghai. This time I want to go to Xi'an.
Discussion
“cì” and “biàn” both can be used to describe frequency or how many times you have done something. But what is the difference between them?