Difference between revisions of "Reduplication of verbs"

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* [[Practicing HSK Grammar (语法精讲精炼)]] (pp. 152-160) [http://www.amazon.cn/mn/detailApp/ref=as_li_ss_tl?_encoding=UTF8&tag=allset-23&linkCode=as2&asin=B001N6R7DI&camp=536&creative=3132&creativeASIN=B001N6R7DI →buy]
 
* [[Practicing HSK Grammar (语法精讲精炼)]] (pp. 152-160) [http://www.amazon.cn/mn/detailApp/ref=as_li_ss_tl?_encoding=UTF8&tag=allset-23&linkCode=as2&asin=B001N6R7DI&camp=536&creative=3132&creativeASIN=B001N6R7DI →buy]
  
==See also==
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*[[Verb reduplication with yi]]
 
*[[Softening speech with "ba"]]
 
 
[[Category:A2 grammar points]]
 
[[Category:A2 grammar points]]

Revision as of 08:42, 14 May 2012

Structure

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

Examples

  • 看看
  • 试试
  • 听听

See also

Sources and further reading

Books