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Revision as of 08:41, 31 May 2013
The following structures that are used to express the duration of verbs in Chinese are organized according to our grammar points by level.
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A2 Expressing duration
Grammar Point (English) | Pattern | Examples |
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Expressing "from… to…" with "cong… dao…" | 从⋯⋯到⋯⋯ | 从1 号 到 5 号 我 在 上海。 |
Expressing duration with "le" | Verb + 了 + Duration | 他 在 北京 住 了 两 年。 |
Expressing ongoing duration with double "le" | Verb + 了 + Duration + 了 | 他 在 北京 住 了 两 年 了。 |
Reduplication of verbs | Verb + Verb | 你 看看。 |
Verbing briefly with "yixia" | Verb + 一下 | 你 看 一下 。 |
B1 Expressing duration
Grammar Point (English) | Pattern | Examples |
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Aspect particle "zhe" | Verb + 着 | 我 读 ,你 听 着 。 |
Expressing "all at once" with "yixiazi" | Subj. + 一下子 + Verb + 了 | 天气 一下子 变 冷 了 。 |
Expressing duration of inaction | Duration + 没 + Verb + 了 | 他 已经 一 个 星期 没 洗澡 了 。 |
B2 Expressing duration
Grammar Point (English) | Pattern | Examples |
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Advanced result complements "zhu", "kai", and "chulai" | Verb + 住 / 开 / 出(来) | 抓住 那个 小偷 ! |
Complement "-zhao" | Verb + 着 | 宝宝 刚 睡 着。 |
Expressing "within" a period of time using "zai... nei" | 在 + Time + 内 | 你 必须 在 一周 内 完成。 |
Using "lai" and "qu" when "verbing around" | Verb + 来 + Verb + 去 | 他 考虑 来 考虑 去 , 最后 还是 决定 回 学校 。 |
Using "zhe" when "verbing away" | Verb + 着 + Verb + 着 + 就 + Comment + 了 | 走 着 走 着 , 他们 到 家 了 。 |
C1 Expressing duration
Grammar Point (English) | Pattern | Examples |
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Comparing "buduan" and "buting" | 不断 vs 不停 | 她 不断 地 找 我,每次 都 说 个 不停。 |