Difference between revisions of "Verbing briefly with "yixia""

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=== Books ===
 
=== Books ===
  
* [[Integrated Chinese: Level 1, Part 1 (3rd ed)]] (pp. 126) [http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0887276385/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&tag=allset-20&linkCode=as2&camp=217145&creative=399369&creativeASIN=0887276385 →buy]
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* [[Integrated Chinese: Level 1, Part 1 (3rd ed)]] (pp. 126) [http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0887276385/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&tag=allset-20&linkCode=as2&camp=217145&creative=399369&creativeASIN=0887276385 →buy]
  
 
[[Category:A1 grammar points]]
 
[[Category:A1 grammar points]]
 
[[Category:Verbs]]
 
[[Category:Verbs]]

Revision as of 08:47, 30 January 2012

To express that a verb is carried out briefly or a little bit, you can add 一下 after it. The structure is:

Subject + Verb + 一下 + Object

Some examples:

  • 你 看 一下
  • 我 听 一下 音乐。
  • 他们 说 一下 话。

See also

Sources and further reading

Books