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[biàn]
  1. 1. adverb all over
    我把柜子翻了个也没找着。
    I searched all through my wardrobe but couldn't find it.
  2. 2. measure word
    我说了两
    I said it twice.

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[biàn]
  1. 1. over

Contemporary Standard Chinese Dictionary (1 result)

[biàn]
  1. 1. ;到处
    漫山
    地。
  2. 2. 用于一个动作从头到尾的全过程
    说了一又一
    这本书我看过好多
  3. 3. 统读biàn,不读piàn。

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改革的春风吹中国大地,中国的形势一片大好。
战争年代,人民饱受苦难,地哀鸿。
The people suffered greatly during war time. Everywhere one went there were refugees groaning in pain.
连年征战,野白骨皑皑。
Years of warfare have left the place a graveyard.
这里漫山野的扁柏吸引了大批的游客。
The false cypresses all over the mountain attracted a lot of tourists.
随着互联网的发展,聊天网站早已在国内地开花。
With the development of the internet, chatting websites have become widespread across the country.
春天一到,漫山野都开满了小黄花。
As spring comes, little yellow flowers grow all over the hills.
他30岁的时候就游了世界。
He traveled around the world when he was 30.
他的艺术影响于世界。
His art influenced the entire world.
他总是夸耀说自己走了天下。
He always brags that he has traveled around the world.
春天的十渡山开满了野花,别有洞天。
The hills of Shidu are covered with wild flowers, which are full of exceptional beauty and charm.

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次 and 遍

and
and biàn

Both are verbal measure words to indicate “the repetition of an action.” 遍 also stresses the course of the action.

1. 次 can be applied to the formal reoccurrence of major events, e.g. 第一全国代表大会 (the First National People’s Congress), 第二国内革命战争 (the Second Revolutionary Civil War), 第三旅行 (the third tour). 遍 cannot be used in this way.

2. 次 can be used in phrases, e.g. 初(first time), 再 (second time), 前 (last time), etc. 遍 cannot be used for such phrases.

3. Both words can be qualified by a numeral preceded with 第 (used before numerals to form ordinal numbers), 前, 后, 最后, etc.:一, 两, 第一, 前一, 后一, 最后一, etc., and 一, 两, 第三, 前一, 后一, 最后一, etc. 二 is rarely used but 二 can be used, e.g. 二进京 (visiting the capital again).

4. 次 is used more often. 遍 stresses a course from the beginning to end and so it is applied to actions like 读, 写, 唱, 说, 画, etc. which involve a course.
(1) 他来过我家两
(2) 我不会做这道题,他就把这题的要领给我从头到尾讲了一
(3) 这篇文章他才读了三,然后就背下来了。

5.Some action feature repetition as well as duration, so either 次 or 遍 can be used.
(1) 这幅画再让我看一吧。
(2) 这件事你说了很多了。

Both words can be reduplicated.
(3) 他一次次失败,又一次次从失败中站起来。
(4) 经过一遍遍的练习,他终于熟练弹奏这首曲子了。

这两个词都是动量词。用于反复出现的事物。“遍”同事强调从开始到结束的过程。
1.“次”可用于正式的、反复出现的大事,如“第一次全国代表大会”、“第二次国内革命战争”、“第三次旅行”等。“遍”没有以上的用法。
2.“次”可说“初次”、“再次”、“前次”;“遍”则不能这样搭配。
3.两个词都可受数词修饰,前面还可以加“第”、“前”、“后”等。如“一次”、“两次”、“第一次”、“前一次”、“后一次”、“最后一次”等,以及“一遍”、“两遍”、“第三遍”、“前一遍”、“后一遍”、“最后一遍”等。但是“二遍”很少用,“二次”则可以用,如“二次进京”。
4.“次”用得较广较多,“遍”因表示一个人从始至终的历程,一般用于“读”、“写”、“唱”、“说”、“画”等具有历程性的动作。
5.有时动作的重复性与历程性兼而有之,用“次”或“遍”均可。
两个词都可以重叠。

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