The action-measure complement

Question 1

What is the function of an action-measure complement?

Answer 1

A structure used to indicate the frequency of an action.

Question 2

Where is the action-measure complement placed?

Answer 2

After a verb and its aspect particles. It will also go before the object, unless that object is a pronoun. If the object is a pronoun, the action-measure complement will follow it.

Question 3

I have eaten duck twice.

Answer 3

我吃过两次烤鸭

Question 4

I’ve listened to that tape (topic) very (好) many times.

Answer 4

那盘磁带我听过好多遍

Question 5

I’ve looked for you three times today.

Answer 5

今天我找了你三次。

Question 6

I have been to 香山 once.

Answer 6

我去一次香山。

Question 7

What is the difference between 次 and 遍?

Answer 7

遍 emphasizes a whole process from beginning to end.