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| − | * <em> 说着 说着</em> 我 就 发现 自己 也 糊涂 了。<span class="trans">I was talking and talking, and then I confused myself.</span> | + | * <em> 说着 说着</em> 我 就 发现 自己 也 糊涂 了。<span class="pinyin"><em>Shuōzhe shuōzhe</em> wǒ jiù fāxiàn zìjǐ yě hútú le.</span><span class="trans">I was talking and talking, and then I confused myself.</span> |
| − | * 我 今天 一直 都 在 看 语法 的 书，<em> 看着 看着</em>，就 睡着 了。<span class="trans">Today, I was constantly studying the grammar books. As I was studying, I fell asleep.</span> | + | * 我 今天 一直 都 在 看 语法 的 书，<em> 看着 看着</em>，就 睡着 了。<span class="pinyin">Wǒ jīntiān yīzhí dōu zài kàn yǔfǎ de shū, <em>kànzhe kànzhe</em>, jiù shuìzhe le.</span><span class="trans">Today, I was constantly studying the grammar books. As I was studying, I fell asleep.</span> |
| − | * 我 在 北京 的 胡同 里 <em> 走 着 走 着</em> 就 走丢 了。<span class="trans">As I was walking in one of Beijing's back roads, I got lost.</span> | + | * 我 在 北京 的 胡同 里 <em> 走 着 走 着</em> 就 走丢 了。<span class="pinyin">Wǒ zài Běijīng de hútòng lǐ <em>zǒuzhe zǒuzhe</em> jiù zǒu diū le.</span><span class="trans">As I was walking in one of Beijing's back roads, I got lost.</span> |
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A repeated verb followed by the particle 着 (zhe) 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.
Structure
Verb + 着 + Verb + 着 + 就 + Comment + 了
Examples
- 说着 说着 我 就 发现 自己 也 糊涂 了。I was talking and talking, and then I confused myself.
- 我 今天 一直 都 在 看 语法 的 书， 看着 看着，就 睡着 了。Today, I was constantly studying the grammar books. As I was studying, I fell asleep.
- 我 在 北京 的 胡同 里 走 着 走 着 就 走丢 了。As I was walking in one of Beijing's back roads, I got lost.
See also
Sources and further reading
Books
- HSK Standard Course 4下 (pp. 131) Anything Goes (无所不谈) →buy
- Integrated Chinese: Level 2, Part 2 (pp. 193-4) Anything Goes (无所不谈) →buy
- 40 Lessons for Basic Chinese Course (基础汉语40课下册） (pp. 385) [ →buy]
