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Latest revision as of 08:57, 21 April 2021

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If you know what a measure word is and how to use it, you may be ready for this pattern, where the measure word can repeat, or "reduplicate." It's not a terribly common structure, but the two most common examples of it are 个个 and 天天. It adds the meaning of "every" to the noun that follows.

Structure

The reduplicated measure word should precede the predicate of the sentence, often a verb phrase or an adjective.

Subj + MW + MW + Predicate

By far, the most commonly reduplicated measure words are 个个 (meaning "every one" of something) and 天天 (meaning "every day"). For less common measure words, the meaning is still the same: "every" of something (for which the measure word applies).

Examples

  • 公司 的 员工 个 个 都 很 好。Gōngsī de yuángōng gè gè dōu hěn hǎo.
  • 他们 个 个 都 不 喜欢 打 游戏 。Tāmen gè gèdōu bù xǐhuan dǎ yóuxì.
  • 这个 星期 他 天 天 给 我 打 电话 。Zhège xīngqī tātiān tiān gěi wǒ dǎ diànhuà.
  • 天 天 走路 去 公司 。tiān tiān zǒulù qù gōngsī.
  • 现在 家 家 都 有 手机 。Xiànzài jiā jiā dōu yǒu shǒujī.
  • 这里 的 公司 家 家 都 用 苹果 电脑 。Zhèlǐ de gōngsī jiā jiā dōu yòng Píngguǒ diànnǎo.
  • 我 的 衣服 件 件 都 很 好看。Wǒ de yīfu jiàn jiàn dōu hěn hǎokàn.
  • 这 家 店 的 书 本 本 都 很 贵 。Zhè jiā diàn de shū běn běn dōu hěn guì.
  • 次 次 都 打车 来 。cì cì dōu dǎchē lái.
  • 这些 小狗 只 只 都 很 可爱。Zhèxiē xiǎogǒu zhī zhī dōu hěn kěài.

Sources and further reading

Books