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How to Say ‘I've read it three times.’ in Simplified Chinese

我看了三遍了。

wǒ kàn le sān biàn le

[wo kàn luh sān biàn le]

💬 Usage Tip: When 了 (le) comes both after the verb and at the end of the sentence, it means the action has happened and is still ongoing up to now. The suggestion here is that you may read it again: compare 我学了两年了 "I've been studying for two years (so far)".

Phrase Breakdown

我看了

wǒ kàn le

I have read

看 (kàn) means 'to read / watch'. 了 (le) shows the action is completed.

Example

我看了那个电影。

I watched that movie.

Words in this phrase

我

wǒ

[wo]

The speaker referring to themselves.

Example

我明天有空。

I am free tomorrow.

看

kàn

[kàn]

to read

看 also means to read a book or text.

Example

他在看报纸。

He is reading the newspaper.

了

[luh]

completed action marker

Shows that an action has happened or a new situation has occurred.

Example

我想了很久，还是决定联系你。

I thought about it for a long time and still decided to contact you.

三遍了。

sān biàn le

three times (already)

遍 (biàn) counts times doing something from start to finish. The final 了 means 'so far / already'.

Example

我说了两遍了。

I've already said it twice.

Words in this phrase

三

sān

[sān]

three

The number 3.

Example

我有三个朋友。

I have three friends.

遍

biàn

[biàn]

time (measure word for a complete action)

Measure word counting how many times an action is done from start to finish.

Example

这本书我看了两遍。

I have read this book twice.

了

[le]

change-of-state particle

Used with 快…了 to show something is about to happen.

Example

火车快来了。

The train is about to arrive.

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