HSK 4 · Verbs

遍 biàn “measure word for times (start to finish)” in Chinese

Same in Traditional

What 遍 means

  1. measure word for times (start to finish)
  2. all over
  3. everywhere
  4. classifier for actions: one time

How to say 遍

  • Pitch chart of the fourth tone: falls from high to low, 5 to 1 on the five-level scale遍biàn4th tone, falling

遍 in a sentence

  1. 你能重复一遍吗？

    Nǐ néng chóngfù yí biàn ma?

    Could you repeat that, please?

    Sentence #1772679 from Tatoeba · translation adapted

  2. 我已经解释很多遍了。

    Wǒ yǐjīng jiěshì hěn duō biàn le.

    I’ve already explained it so many times.

    Sentence #9959104 from Tatoeba · translation adapted

  3. 这部电影至少值得看两三遍。

    Zhè bù diànyǐng zhìshǎo zhíde kàn liǎng sān biàn.

    This film is worth seeing at least two or three times.

    Sentence #9959610 from Tatoeba · translation adapted

How 遍 is built

Each colour is one part of the character. Parts repeat across thousands of characters, so learning them makes new words easier. See all 214 in our radicals chart.

The character 遍 (biàn) with each of its parts in a different colour
遍biàneverywhere
  • 扁flat · biǎnSound part
  • 辶walking form of 辵 · chuòMeaning part

辶 hints at the meaning (walking); 扁 (biǎn) hints at the sound. Compare it with biàn.

How to write 遍

遍 12 strokes

Watch the order, then press Try writing it and draw each stroke in the grid. Each stroke is checked as you go.

遍 (biàn) stroke order chart: each stroke of the character in the order you write it
Stroke order chart for 遍 (biàn). Red marks the next stroke, so you can copy it onto paper one step at a time.

Words related to 遍

Words with 遍

普遍pǔbiàn · universal遍布biànbù · to be found everywhere

More words: Common Verbs

安排ānpái · to arrange保护bǎohù · to protect报名bàomíng · to sign up抱bào · to hold不管bùguǎn · not to be concerned擦cā · to wipe参观cānguān · to look around尝cháng · to taste

FAQs

遍 (biàn) means “measure word for times (start to finish)” or “all over”. It is an HSK 4 word.
Say it biàn: biàn with a 4th tone. Press Listen at the top of this page to hear it, or Slowly to hear each tone clearly.
Yes. 遍 is written the same way in Simplified and Traditional characters.
Add a Chinese (Simplified) pinyin keyboard to your phone or computer, type bian with no tone marks or spaces, then choose 遍 from the suggestions. Typing bian into this dictionary’s search box finds it too.
遍 is an HSK 4 word in the HSK 2.0 word lists.

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Sources: meaning and pinyin checked by a native Mandarin teacher against the official HSK lists. Extra meanings from CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0). Example sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR). Character parts and stroke order from Make Me a Hanzi.