Difference between revisions of "Using "zhe" when "verbing away""
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*[["Verbing around" with "lai" and "qu"]] | *[["Verbing around" with "lai" and "qu"]] | ||
| + | == Sources and further reading == | ||
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| + | === Books === | ||
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| + | * [[Integrated Chinese: Level 2, Part 2]] (pp. 193-4) [http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0887276881/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&tag=allset-20&linkCode=as2&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=0887276881 →buy] | ||
[[Category: B2 grammar points]] | [[Category: B2 grammar points]] | ||
[[Category: Verbs]] | [[Category: Verbs]] | ||
Revision as of 04:02, 5 February 2012
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.
V + 着 + V + 着 + comment
Here are some examples:
- 说着 说着 我 就 发现 自己 也 糊涂 了。
- 我 今天 一直 都 在 看 语法 的 书， 看着 看着 ，就 睡着 了。
- 我 在 北京 的 胡同 里 走 着 走 着 就 走丢 了。
See also
Sources and further reading
Books
- Integrated Chinese: Level 2, Part 2 (pp. 193-4) →buy
