Complement of Frequency 次 ci & Indefinite Number 几ji | Learn Chinese Mandarin Elementary - HSK2
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Teaching notes lesson 22 - HSK2 / A2
Welcome to this elementary Mandarin class. I am Sisi Laoshi.
The complement of frequency 次 is usually used after the predicate verb, indicating the number of times that an action has taken place.
The structure is:subject + verb + number + 次 + object
我们看过三次电影。Wǒ kànguò sān cì diànyǐng. We have seen the film three times.
When the object of a verb is a place. The complement of frequency can be put either before or after the object.
我们去过三次中国。Wǒmen qù guò sān cì zhōngguó. We have been to China three times.
我们去过这个公园一次。Wǒmen qù guò zhègè gōngyuán yícì. We have been to this park once.
几 can indicate an indefinite number lesson than 10, followed by a measure word.
几次 jǐcì:a few times
几个人 jǐgè rén:a few people
When 几 is used after 十.
十几 shíjǐ:it indicates a number greater than 10 but lesson than 20.
十几次 shíjǐ cì:a dozen times
When used before 十
几十jǐshí:it means a number great than 20 while lesson than 100
几十本书jǐshí běn shū:dozens of books
我吃过几十次中国菜。Wǒ chī guò jǐ shí cì zhōngguó cài.
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