Simplified Chinese - Frequency

Lesson 36 of 156

A friendly scene showing two people talking about their weekly routines in Simplified Chinese about frequency (你经常___吗？) with a calendar and gym bag visible.

Goal: Ask and say how often something happens

Free Simplified Chinese lessons with guided practice, audio, and speaking support.

Ready to talk about how often you do things? This short lesson focuses on common ways to ask and answer frequency questions. Have fun — say each phrase out loud as you go.

Level A2: In this lesson you'll practice frequency phrases like “你经常___吗？” and answers such as “我每周___一次。” and “我有时候___。” We'll listen to short examples, do quick quizzes, and practice speaking the exact phrases so they become easy to use in real conversations. (CEFR-aligned guidance: conversational frequency.)

After this lesson you'll be able to:

  • Ask someone how often they do something using “你经常___吗？” and “你一周___几次？”
  • Answer with specific frequencies: “我每周___一次。” “我一周___ ___次。” “一周大概___次。”
  • Describe usual, sometimes, rare or never habits with “我通常___。/ 我有时候___。/ 我不太常___。/ 我从来不___。”
  • Practice saying each phrase aloud to build confidence (A2 level).
Two learners checking a calendar and saying frequency phrases in Simplified Chinese; the topic is weekly and monthly routines.

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1. Reading + Listening Practice

Hear core phrases, repeat aloud.

你经常___吗？

Nǐ jīngcháng ___ ma?

Do you often ___?

Meaning: Do you often ___?

When to use: 常用于询问某件事是否经常发生。礼貌说法可用“您经常___吗？”

Tip: 把“经常”放在句尾或动词之后；正确位置通常在动词前或动词短语前。

你经常跑步吗

Nǐ jīngcháng pǎobù ma?

Do you often go running?
你经常吃快餐吗？

Nǐ jīngcháng chī kuàicān ma?

Do you often eat fast food?

我每周___一次。

Wǒ měi zhōu ___ yí cì.

I ___ once a week.

Meaning: I ___ once a week.

When to use: 也可以说“我一周___一次”，更口语。

我每周打篮球一次。

Wǒ měi zhōu dǎ lánqiú yí cì.

I play basketball once a week.
我每周去图书馆一次。

Wǒ měi zhōu qù túshūguǎn yí cì.

I go to the library once a week.

我一周___ ___次。

Wǒ yì zhōu ___ ___ cì.

I ___ ___ times a week.

Meaning: I ___ ___ times a week.

When to use: 第一个空填动作，第二个空填次数，如“两”“三”。

Tip: 把次数放在错误的位置；第二个空通常只填数字词（两、三），不要再加“次”。

我一周上中文课两次。

Wǒ yì zhōu shàng Zhōngwén kè liǎng cì.

I have Chinese class twice a week.
我一周去超市三次。

Wǒ yì zhōu qù chāoshì sān cì.

I go to the supermarket three times a week.

我通常___

Wǒ tōngcháng ___.

I usually ___.

Meaning: I usually ___.

When to use: 用于说明平时比较常见的习惯或做法。

我通常早上六点起床。

Wǒ tōngcháng zǎoshang liù diǎn qǐchuáng.

I usually get up at 6am.
我通常晚上先做作业再看电视。

Wǒ tōngcháng wǎnshàng xiān zuò zuòyè zài kàn diànshì.

I usually do homework before watching TV in the evening.

我有时候___。

Wǒ yǒu shíhou ___.

I sometimes ___.

Meaning: I sometimes ___.

When to use: 也可说“我偶尔___”，频率更低一点。

我有时候坐地铁上班。

Wǒ yǒu shíhou zuò dìtiě shàngbān.

I sometimes take the subway to work.
我有时候周末看电影。

Wǒ yǒu shíhou zhōumò kàn diànyǐng.

I sometimes watch movies on weekends.

我不太常___。

Wǒ bú tài cháng ___.

I don't ___ very often.

Meaning: I don't ___ very often.

When to use: 口语自然说法，也可以说“我不怎么___”。

我不太常去夜店。

Wǒ bú tài cháng qù yèdiàn.

I don't go to nightclubs very often.
我不太常吃甜食。

Wǒ bú tài cháng chī tiánshí.

I don't eat sweets very often.

我从来不___。

Wǒ cónglái bù ___.

I never ___.

Meaning: I never ___.

When to use: 比“我不___”语气更绝对，表示完全没有这个习惯。

Tip: 不要随意把“从来不”用在只有偶尔不做的情况；它表示完全不做。

我从来不喝咖啡。

Wǒ cónglái bù hē kāfēi.

I never drink coffee.
我从来不抽烟

Wǒ cónglái bù chōuyān.

I never smoke.

一周大概___次。

Yì zhōu dàgài ___ cì.

About ___ times a week.

Meaning: About ___ times a week.

When to use: 常用于回答频率问题；“大概”表示估计。

我一周大概两次做饭。

Wǒ yì zhōu dàgài liǎng cì zuòfàn.

I cook about two times a week.
我一周大概三次去跑步。

Wǒ yì zhōu dàgài sān cì qù pǎobù.

I run about three times a week.

你一周___几次？

Nǐ yì zhōu ___ jǐ cì?

How many times a week do you ___?

Meaning: How many times a week do you ___?

When to use: 用于询问某事每周发生的次数；“一周”比“每周”更口语。

你一周看几次电视？

Nǐ yì zhōu kàn jǐ cì diànshì?

How many times a week do you watch TV?
你一周去健身房几次？

Nǐ yì zhōu qù jiànshēnfáng jǐ cì?

How many times a week do you go to the gym?

我几乎每天都___。

Wǒ jīhū měitiān dōu ___.

I ___ almost every day.

Meaning: I ___ almost every day.

When to use: 用于表示某事大多数日子都会发生。

我几乎每天都走路上班。

Wǒ jīhū měitiān dōu zǒulù shàngbān.

I almost walk to work every day.
我几乎每天都喝杯茶。

Wǒ jīhū měitiān dōu hē bēi chá.

I drink a cup of tea almost every day.

我一个月___一次。

Wǒ yí ge yuè ___ yí cì.

I ___ once a month.

Meaning: I ___ once a month.

When to use: 用于表示某事每月发生一次；口语中常说“一个月”。

我一个月打扫一次窗户。

Wǒ yí ge yuè dǎsǎo yí cì chuānghù.

I clean the windows once a month.
我一个月看牙医一次。

Wǒ yí ge yuè kàn yáyī yí cì.

I visit the dentist once a month.

我一个月___两次。

Wǒ yí ge yuè ___ liǎng cì.

I ___ twice a month.

Meaning: I ___ twice a month.

When to use: 用于表示某事每月发生两次。

我一个月写两次博客。

Wǒ yí ge yuè xiě liǎng cì bókè.

I write blog posts twice a month.
我一个月打扫两次房间。

Wǒ yí ge yuè dǎsǎo liǎng cì fángjiān.

I clean my room twice a month.

我一个月___几次。

Wǒ yí ge yuè ___ jǐ cì.

I ___ a few times a month.

Meaning: I ___ a few times a month.

When to use: 用于表示某事每月发生几次，次数不具体。

我一个月去朋友家几次。

Wǒ yí ge yuè qù péngyou jiā jǐ cì.

I visit friends' homes a few times a month.
我一个月买东西几次。

Wǒ yí ge yuè mǎi dōngxi jǐ cì.

I shop a few times a month.

2. Conversational Listening Practice

Hear phrases in a real mini-conversation.

At a café, Anna and David talk about going to the gym and their weekly routines.

Anna and David chatting at a café about how often they go to the gym and their usual weekly schedule, shown with Simplified Chinese frequency phrases.

What place are Anna and David talking about going to?

Portrait of Anna in a Simplified Chinese lesson dialogue

Anna

你经常去健身房吗？

Nǐ jīngcháng qù jiànshēnfáng ma?

Do you often go to the gym?

Portrait of David in a Simplified Chinese lesson dialogue

David

我一周去两次

Wǒ yì zhōu qù liǎng cì.

I go twice a week.

Portrait of Anna in a Simplified Chinese lesson dialogue

Anna

你一周去几次

Nǐ yì zhōu qù jǐ cì?

How many times a week do you go?

Portrait of David in a Simplified Chinese lesson dialogue

David

我通常周二和周五去。

Wǒ tōngcháng zhōu'èr hé zhōuwǔ qù.

I usually go on Tuesdays and Fridays.

Portrait of Anna in a Simplified Chinese lesson dialogue

Anna

那你有时候周末也去吗？

Nà nǐ yǒu shíhou zhōumò yě qù ma?

Do you sometimes go on weekends too?

Portrait of David in a Simplified Chinese lesson dialogue

David

我有时候去，但我不太常周末去。

Wǒ yǒu shíhou qù, dàn wǒ bú tài cháng zhōumò qù.

Sometimes I do, but I don't go on weekends very often.

3. Guided Practice

Quizzes and matching to lock in meaning.

Which sentence asks 'Do you often ___?'

Which sentence means 'I don't ___ very often'?

Which phrase is used to give an approximate number of times per week?

Which sentence says 'I almost every day ___.'?

About two times a week.

你一周去健身房几次？ — 我一周大概 ___ 次。

I watch movies once a week.

你经常看电影吗？ — 我每周 ___ 一次。

I sometimes travel.

朋友问：你常去旅行吗？ — 我有时候 ___ 。

Match the core phrases

Match the extra phrases

4. Speaking Practice

Say phrases yourself (mic/recording).

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Say this phrase out loud:

你经常___吗？

Nǐ jīngcháng ___ ma?

Do you often ___?

Say this phrase out loud:

我每周___一次。

Wǒ měi zhōu ___ yí cì.

I ___ once a week.

Say this phrase out loud:

我一周___ ___次。

Wǒ yì zhōu ___ ___ cì.

I ___ ___ times a week.

Say this phrase out loud:

我通常___

Wǒ tōngcháng ___.

I usually ___.

Say this phrase out loud:

我有时候___。

Wǒ yǒu shíhou ___.

I sometimes ___.

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我不太常___。

Wǒ bú tài cháng ___.

I don't ___ very often.

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我从来不___。

Wǒ cónglái bù ___.

I never ___.

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一周大概___次。

Yì zhōu dàgài ___ cì.

About ___ times a week.

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你一周___几次？

Nǐ yì zhōu ___ jǐ cì?

How many times a week do you ___?

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我几乎每天都___。

Wǒ jīhū měitiān dōu ___.

I ___ almost every day.

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我一个月___一次。

Wǒ yí ge yuè ___ yí cì.

I ___ once a month.

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我一个月___两次。

Wǒ yí ge yuè ___ liǎng cì.

I ___ twice a month.

Say this phrase out loud:

我一个月___几次。

Wǒ yí ge yuè ___ jǐ cì.

I ___ a few times a month.