Difference between revisions of "Using "zhe" when "verbing away""
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| − | * <em> 说着 说着 </em> 我 就 发现 自己 也 糊涂 了。 | + | * <em> 说着 说着 </em> 我 就 发现 自己 也 糊涂 了。<span class="trans">I was talking and talking, and then I confused myself.</span> |
| − | * 我 今天 一直 都 在 看 语法 的 书，<em> 看着 看着 </em>，就 睡着 了。 | + | * 我 今天 一直 都 在 看 语法 的 书，<em> 看着 看着 </em>，就 睡着 了。<span class="trans">Today, I was constantly studying the grammar books. As I was studying, I fell asleep.</span> |
| − | * 我 在 北京 的 胡同 里 <em> 走 着 走 着 </em> 就 走丢 了。 | + | * 我 在 北京 的 胡同 里 <em> 走 着 走 着 </em> 就 走丢 了。<span class="trans">As I was walking in one of Beijing's back roads, I got lost.</span> |
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Repeating a verb followed by 着 is used to show that an action has be repeated for a period of time, and as a result a new situation has arisen which the speaker wishes to comment on.
Structure
Verb + 着 + Verb + 着 + comment
Examples
- 说着 说着 我 就 发现 自己 也 糊涂 了。I was talking and talking, and then I confused myself.
- 我 今天 一直 都 在 看 语法 的 书， 看着 看着 ，就 睡着 了。Today, I was constantly studying the grammar books. As I was studying, I fell asleep.
- 我 在 北京 的 胡同 里 走 着 走 着 就 走丢 了。As I was walking in one of Beijing's back roads, I got lost.
See also
Sources and further reading
Books
- Integrated Chinese: Level 2, Part 2 (pp. 193-4) →buy
