Decreasing formality
The following structures used to decrease formality in Chinese are organized according to our grammar points by level.
A2 Decreasing formality
Grammar Point (English) | Pattern | Examples |
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Reduplication of verbs | Verb + Verb | 你 看看。 |
Verbing briefly with "yixia" | Verb + 一下 | 你 看 一下 。 |