次和遍

caichunrong
May 29, 2009, 10:47 PM posted in General Discussion

Hi,

I just want to ask the difference between 次 and 遍? What are the instances that you use 次 and not 遍 and vice versa? Thanks!

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changye
May 30, 2009, 01:04 AM

次 is used almost interchangeably with 遍, like 再看一次/再看一遍(see one more time). Strictly (and dictionarily) speaking, "再~一" carries a connotation of "repeat something from beginning to end", but we foreign learners of Mandarin don't need to care about such a trivial thing, hehe.