{"id":15998,"date":"2020-01-17T21:30:01","date_gmt":"2020-01-17T21:30:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/chinesemoment.com\/chinese-grammar\/chinese-grammar-learning-v-number-mw\/"},"modified":"2020-01-17T21:30:01","modified_gmt":"2020-01-17T21:30:01","slug":"chinese-grammar-learning-v-number-mw","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/chinesemoment.com\/my\/chinese-grammar-learning-v-number-mw\/","title":{"rendered":"Chinese Grammar learning:V + Number + MW"},"content":{"rendered":"

\tWhen a verb is done more than once, it also requires a measure word to accompany it. This way the measure word is acting as a way to count the frequency or re-occurrence of an action.<\/p>\n

\tStructure
\t<\/strong>V + Number + MW
\tThe grammar pattern is very similar to English. For example, "\u770b\u4e09\u6b21" and "saw three times" mirror each other in structure. In Chinese sentences, these measure words can either come after the verb (as a complement) or before the word (as an adverb). You should also know that, like nouns, some verbs have special measure words to go with them. The basic verbal measure word, however, is \u6b21.<\/p>\n

\tExamples
\t<\/strong><\/p>\n

zuò li\u01cen\u0261 cì
\t\u505a \u4e24 \u6b21[\/cn<\/p>\n
]Do it twice. \t<\/div>\n

[cn]p\u0101i liù xià
\t\u62cd \u516d \u4e0b<\/div>\n

Take it six times. \t<\/div>\n
xi\u011b shí yè
\t\u5199 \u5341 \u9875<\/div>\n
Write ten pages. \t<\/div>\n
tiào w\u01d4 cì
\t\u8df3 \u4e94 \u6b21<\/div>\n
Jump five times. \t<\/div>\n
d\u01ce t\u0101 s\u0101n xià
\t\u6253 \u4ed6 \u4e09 \u4e0b<\/div>\n
Hit him three times. \t<\/div>\n
q\u012bn y\u012b xià
\t\u4eb2 \u4e00 \u4e0b<\/div>\n
Kiss once. \t<\/div>\n
huà q\u012b fú
\t\u753b \u4e03 \u5e45<\/div>\n
Draw 7 paintings. \t<\/div>\n
bèi èr shí biàn
\t\u80cc \u4e8c \u5341 \u904d<\/div>\n
Recite twenty times.<\/div><\/p>\n