B1 · Grammar reference · ASGCED31
Expressing "how often"
Asking "how often" is one of those things that seems so simple in English but relatively complicated in Chinese. The way to ask in Chinese is, literally, "how long of a time" (do something) "one time." So you'll need the phrases 多长时间 (duō cháng shíjiān) and 一次 (yī cì).
- Keywords
- 每 · 多长时间 · how often · times
- Used for
- Expressing frequency
- Classification
- HSK0
Examples (15)
你多长时间踢一次球？
你多长时间剪一次头发？
你多长时间刮一次胡子？
我一周给妈妈打两次电话。
我们公司一周开一次会。
我两个月剪一次头发。
我的手机两天充一次电。
这种药四个小时吃一次。
你应该半年做一次体检。
你多长时间换一个手机？
你多长时间加一次班？
你多长时间吃一次牛油果？
你经常换手机吗？
你经常加班吗？
你很少吃牛油果吧？
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Summary, structure, classification, and adapted sentence examples draw from the AllSet Learning Chinese Grammar Wiki under CC BY-NC-SA 3.0; changes were made. This noncommercial reference is based on an October 2023 snapshot.
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