Difference between revisions of "Reduplication of verbs"

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* [[New Practical Chinese Reader 2 (新实用汉语课本2)]] (pp. 18) [http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/7561911297/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&tag=allset-20&linkCode=as2&camp=217145&creative=399369&creativeASIN=7561911297 →buy]
  
 
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Revision as of 03:41, 4 January 2012

In Chinese, verbs can be reduplicated to indicate that they happen briefly or "a little bit".

Some examples:

  • 看看
  • 试试
  • 听听

Sources and further reading

Books

See also