Using "lai" and "qu" when "verbing around"
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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 讲 了 半 天，但是 好像 什么 都 没说。
- 我 想 来 想 去 就 想 不 明白，他 怎么 那样 对待 我？
