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Revision as of 03:36, 19 June 2012
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This structure can be used if want to say you are "verbing without a particular goal". The same verb is repeated before the 来(lái) and 去 (qù). So for example, 走来走去 is a bit like "pacing backwards and forwards".
verb + 来 + verb + 去
In a sentence, this structure looks like this:
- 学生们 都 很 紧张，在 考场 外面 走 来 走 去。
- 他 说 来 说 去 还是 不 承认 自己 错 了。
- 我 想 来 想 去 都 想 不 明白，他 怎么 能 那样 对 我？
See also
Sources and further reading
Books
- Integrated Chinese: Level 2, Part 1 (pp. 191-2) →buy
