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All the way round, start to finish: 遍

The picture Going all the way around a loop, start to finish. Stop halfway and it doesn't count as one.

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  1. one more full round

    请再说一遍

    qǐng zài shuō yí biàn

    Could you say that again from the start?

    再说一次 is simply saying it once more; 再说一遍 is going through the whole thing again.

  2. two rounds to the end

    这本书我看了两遍

    zhè běn shū wǒ kàn le liǎng biàn

    I've read this book cover to cover twice.

  3. three rounds of copying

    老师让我们抄三遍

    lǎoshī ràng wǒmen chāo sān biàn

    The teacher made us copy it out three times.

  4. round after round

    这首歌我听了一遍又一遍

    zhè shǒu gē wǒ tīng le yí biàn yòu yí biàn

    I played this song through again and again.

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