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*这 个 人 我 看 了<em>又</em> 看 ,<strong>还是</strong> 觉得 我 不 认识 他。<span class="pinyin">Zhège rén wǒ kàn le <em>yòu</em>  kàn, <strong>háishì</strong> juéde wǒ bù rènshi tā.</span> <span class="trans">I looked at him again and again, but I still think I don't know him.</span>
 
*这 个 人 我 看 了<em>又</em> 看 ,<strong>还是</strong> 觉得 我 不 认识 他。<span class="pinyin">Zhège rén wǒ kàn le <em>yòu</em>  kàn, <strong>háishì</strong> juéde wǒ bù rènshi tā.</span> <span class="trans">I looked at him again and again, but I still think I don't know him.</span>
 
* 我 想 了<em>又</em> 想,<strong>还是</strong> 觉得 不 能 这样 做 。<span class="pinyin">Wǒ xiǎng le <em>yòu</em>  xiǎng, <strong>háishì</strong> juéde bù néng zhèyàng zuò.</span> <span class="trans">I thought it over again and again, I think I  can't do it like this. </span>
 
* 我 想 了<em>又</em> 想,<strong>还是</strong> 觉得 不 能 这样 做 。<span class="pinyin">Wǒ xiǎng le <em>yòu</em>  xiǎng, <strong>háishì</strong> juéde bù néng zhèyàng zuò.</span> <span class="trans">I thought it over again and again, I think I  can't do it like this. </span>
*他 <strong>找</strong>了<em>又</em> <strong>找</strong>,还 是 没 找 到 他 的 钱 包。<span class="pinyin">Tā <strong>zhǎo</strong> le <em>yòu</em> <strong>zhǎo</strong>, háishì méi zhǎo dào tā de qiánbāo </span> <span class="trans"> He searched again and again, and still couldn't find his wallet. </span>
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*他 <strong>找</strong>了<em>又</em> <strong>找</strong>,<strong>还是</strong> 没 找 到 他 的 钱 包。<span class="pinyin">Tā <strong>zhǎo</strong> le <em>yòu</em> <strong>zhǎo</strong>, háishì méi zhǎo dào tā de qiánbāo </span> <span class="trans"> He searched again and again, and still couldn't find his wallet. </span>
 
*他 <strong>想</strong>了<em>又</em> <strong>想</strong> ,还是 不 同意。<span class="pinyin">Tā <strong>xiǎng</strong> le <em>yòu</em> <strong>xiǎng</strong>, háishì bù tóngyì.</span><span class="trans">He thought it over again and again, and he still disagree.</span>
 
*他 <strong>想</strong>了<em>又</em> <strong>想</strong> ,还是 不 同意。<span class="pinyin">Tā <strong>xiǎng</strong> le <em>yòu</em> <strong>xiǎng</strong>, háishì bù tóngyì.</span><span class="trans">He thought it over again and again, and he still disagree.</span>
 
*我们 问 了 <em>又</em> 问,她 <strong>就是</strong> 不 说。<span class="pinyin">Wǒmen wèn le <em>yòu</em> wèn, tā <strong>jiùshì</strong> bù shuō.</span><span class="trans">We asked again and again, but she wouldn't say it.</span>
 
*我们 问 了 <em>又</em> 问,她 <strong>就是</strong> 不 说。<span class="pinyin">Wǒmen wèn le <em>yòu</em> wèn, tā <strong>jiùshì</strong> bù shuō.</span><span class="trans">We asked again and again, but she wouldn't say it.</span>

Revision as of 04:04, 28 November 2016

This one is definitely the most advanced usage of 又 here, and you're not going to use it nearly as much as the others. Here we repeat the verb used and place 又 in the middle. The repetition of the verb emphasizes how the action is being repeated again and again.

Structure

In the pattern below, 又, together with a repeating verb, indicates that the speaker did something repeatedly (not just twice) in the past. Note that verb used here must be a single-syllable verb, usually like 看, 想, 问, 找, 试, etc. 了 is placed right after the first 又.

Subj. +Verb + 了 + 又 + Verb,还是 / 就是 ……

Note that "还是" or "就是" is often used to emphasize that "nothing changed" after all.

Examples

  • 这 个 人 我 看 了 看 ,还是 觉得 我 不 认识 他。Zhège rén wǒ kàn le yòu kàn, háishì juéde wǒ bù rènshi tā. I looked at him again and again, but I still think I don't know him.
  • 我 想 了 想,还是 觉得 不 能 这样 做 。Wǒ xiǎng le yòu xiǎng, háishì juéde bù néng zhèyàng zuò. I thought it over again and again, I think I can't do it like this.
  • 还是 没 找 到 他 的 钱 包。zhǎo le yòu zhǎo, háishì méi zhǎo dào tā de qiánbāo He searched again and again, and still couldn't find his wallet.
  • ,还是 不 同意。xiǎng le yòu xiǎng, háishì bù tóngyì.He thought it over again and again, and he still disagree.
  • 我们 问 了 问,她 就是 不 说。Wǒmen wèn le yòu wèn, tā jiùshì bù shuō.We asked again and again, but she wouldn't say it.
  • 他 试 了 试,就是 打 不 开 门。Tā shì le yòu shì, jiùshì dǎ bù kāi mén.He tried again and again, but he still couldn't open the door.
  • 我 尝 了 尝,还是 觉得 这 些 菜 坏 了。Wǒ cháng le yòu cháng, háishì juéde zhè xiē cài huài le.I tasted again and again, but I still think those food has gone bad.
  • 他 闻 了 闻,还是 什么 都 没 闻到。Tā wén le yòu wén, háishì shénme dōu méi wéndào.He smelled again and again, but he still didn't smell anything.
  • 这 个 方案 ,终于 通过 了。Zhè ge fāng'àn gǎi le yòu gǎi, zhōngyú tōngguò le.This plan was changed again and again, and finally it passed.
  • 这 件 衣服 妈妈 ,终于 洗 干净 了。Zhè jiàn yīfu māma xǐ le yòu , zhōngyú xǐ gānjìng le.Mother washed this piece of clothe again and again, and it's finally clean.

See also

Sources and further reading

Books

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