Difference between revisions of "Verb reduplication with "yi""

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==See also==
 
==See also==
 
*[[Verb reduplication]]
 
*[[Verb reduplication]]
 
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[[Category:A2 grammar points]]
 
[[Category:A2 grammar points]]

Revision as of 03:53, 24 November 2011

One way to reduplicate verbs is to insert 一 (yī), in the following structure:

Verb + 一 + Verb

As with simple verb reduplication, this creates a sense that the verb is done briefly or "a little bit".

Some examples:

  • 给 我 看 一 看
  • 听 一 听
  • 试 一 试

See also