Writing
遍 (biàn) — how to say "time" in Chinese
遍
Time, everywhere
verbal measure word
How to use it
Counts actions, not things, and goes after the verb together with the number.
请再读一遍课文。
qǐng zài dú yī biàn kè wén
Please read the text once more.
Radicals / Keys
辵
Walk
#162 · chuò · 7 strokes
Collocations
写一遍
xiě yī biàn
write once
看一遍
kàn yī biàn
read once
说一遍
shuō yī biàn
say once
Examples
为了记住这些词语，我读了很多遍。
To remember these words, I read them many times.
看一遍。
Look once.
Mnemonic
[biàn-] Bian, a small badger, loves counting repeats. He jumps over a puddle and counts out loud: “One! Two! Three!” 🐾 After the tenth jump he shouts, “I did it ten times — 遍!” Now he repeats 遍 everywhere he finds a puddle.
Frequently asked questions
How do you say "time" in Chinese?
"time" in Chinese is 遍 (biàn).
Bian in Chinese meaning
遍 (biàn) means "Time, everywhere".
How is 遍 pronounced?
It is pronounced biàn (written as bian). You can listen to the pronunciation on this page.
Bian in Chinese characters
It is written 遍 and has 12 strokes. The Writing section above animates the stroke order and lets you trace it.
What HSK level is 遍?
遍 belongs to the HSK 4 vocabulary list.
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