Difference between revisions of "Verbing briefly with "yixia""
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| − | * 你 看 <em>一下</em>。 | + | * 你 看 <em>一下</em>。<span class="trans">Take a quick look.</span> |
| − | * 请 你 读 <em>一下</em>。 | + | * 请 你 读 <em>一下</em>。<span class="trans">Can you please read it bit.</span> |
| − | * 我 听 <em>一下</em> 音乐。 | + | * 我 听 <em>一下</em> 音乐。<span class="trans">I listen to a bit of music.</span> |
| − | * 你 尝 <em>一下</em> 这 个 菜。 | + | * 你 尝 <em>一下</em> 这 个 菜。<span class="trans">You should have a little taste of this tea.</span> |
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How to use 一下 to express a brief action.
Structure
To express that a verb is carried out briefly or a little bit, you can add 一下 after it. The structure is:
Subject + Verb + 一下 + Object
Examples
- 你 看 一下。Take a quick look.
- 请 你 读 一下。Can you please read it bit.
- 我 听 一下 音乐。I listen to a bit of music.
- 你 尝 一下 这 个 菜。You should have a little taste of this tea.
