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#REDIRECT[[Verb reduplication]]
 
 
Reduplication of certain verbs and adding an 一 (yī) can change the degree of something to "a little bit".
 
 
 
== Structure ==
 
 
 
One way to reduplicate verbs is to insert 一 (yī), in the following structure:
 
 
 
<div class="jiegou">
 
 
 
Verb + 一 + Verb
 
 
 
</div>
 
 
 
As with simple [[verb reduplication]], this creates a sense that the verb is done briefly or "a little bit".
 
 
 
== Examples ==
 
 
 
<div class="liju">
 
 
 
* 给 我 <em>看 一 看</em>。<span class="trans">Give me a little look.</span>
 
* 你 <em>听 一 听</em>。<span class="trans">(You) Listen a bit.</span>
 
* 去 <em>试 一 试</em>。<span class="trans">(You) Go and try it a bit.</span>
 
 
 
</div>
 
 
 
==See also==
 
 
 
*[[Verb reduplication]]
 
*[[Verbing briefly]]
 
 
 
== Sources and Further Reading ==
 
 
 
=== Books ===
 
 
 
* [[New Practical Chinese Reader 2 (新实用汉语课本2)]] (pp. 18) [http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/7561911297/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&tag=allset-20&linkCode=as2&camp=217145&creative=399369&creativeASIN=7561911297 →buy]
 
* [[Contemporary Chinese 1 (当代中文1)]] (pp. 125) [http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/7800528804/ref%3das_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&tag=allset-20&linkCode=as2&camp=217145&creative=399369&creativeASIN=7800528804 →buy]
 
* [[Practicing HSK Grammar (语法精讲精炼)]] (pp. 152-160) [http://www.amazon.cn/mn/detailApp/ref=as_li_ss_tl?_encoding=UTF8&tag=allset-23&linkCode=as2&asin=B001N6R7DI&camp=536&creative=3132&creativeASIN=B001N6R7DI →buy]
 
 
 
[[Category:A2 grammar points]]
 
{{Basic Grammar|一|A2|V + 一 + V|我 看 <em>一</em> 看。你 试 <em>一</em> 试。|grammar point|ASGRAE9J}}
 
{{Similar|Verb reduplication}}
 
{{Similar|Verbing briefly}}
 
{{POS|Verbs}}
 
{{Used for|Decreasing formality}}
 
{{Used for|Describing actions}}
 
{{Subprop|Verb phrases}}
 

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