Difference between revisions of "Using "zhe" when "verbing away""

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{{Source|HSK Standard Course 4下|131}}
 
{{Source|Integrated Chinese: Level 2, Part 2|193-4}}
 
{{Source|Integrated Chinese: Level 2, Part 2|193-4}}
 
{{Source|40 Lessons for Basic Chinese Course (基础汉语40课下册)|385}}
 
{{Source|40 Lessons for Basic Chinese Course (基础汉语40课下册)|385}}
  
 
[[Category: B2 grammar points]]
 
[[Category: B2 grammar points]]
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{{HSK|HSK4下}}
 
[[Category: Verbs]]
 
[[Category: Verbs]]
 
{{Basic Grammar|着|B2|Verb + 着 + Verb + 着|走 <em>着</em> 走 <em>着</em> , 他们 到 家 了 。|grammar point|ASG7AUNJ}}
 
{{Basic Grammar|着|B2|Verb + 着 + Verb + 着|走 <em>着</em> 走 <em>着</em> , 他们 到 家 了 。|grammar point|ASG7AUNJ}}

Revision as of 09:33, 6 March 2019

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

"HSK4下" is not in the list (HSK0, HSK1, HSK2, HSK3, HSK4, HSK5, HSK6) of allowed values for the "HSK" property. :Yes