<!DOCTYPE html> <html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"> <head> <meta name="generator" content= "HTML Tidy for HTML5 for Linux version 5.2.0" /> <title></title> </head> <body> <p>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.</p> <h2 id="structure">Structure</h2> <div class="jiegou"> <p>Verb + 着 + Verb + 着 + 就 + Comment + 了</p> </div> <h2 id="examples">Examples</h2> <div class="liju"> <ul> <li><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></li> <li>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></li> <li>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></li> </ul> </div> <h2 id="see-also">See also</h2> <ul> <li><a href= ""Verbing_around"_with_"lai"_and_"qu"" title="wikilink">"Verbing around" with "lai" and "qu"</a></li> </ul> <h2 id="sources-and-further-reading">Sources and further reading</h2> <h3 id="books">Books</h3> <ul> <li><a href="Integrated_Chinese:_Level_2,_Part_2" title= "wikilink">Integrated Chinese: Level 2, Part 2</a> (pp. 193-4) <a href= "http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0887276881/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&tag=allset-20&linkCode=as2&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=0887276881"> →buy</a></li> <li><a href= "40_Lessons_for_Basic_Chinese_Course_(%E5%9F%BA%E7%A1%80%E6%B1%89%E8%AF%AD40%E8%AF%BE%E4%B8%8B%E5%86%8C%EF%BC%89" title="wikilink">40 Lessons for Basic Chinese Course (基础汉语40课下册）</a> (p. 385)<a href= "http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B001FTL8D8/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=B001FTL8D8&linkCode=as2&tag=allset-20">→buy</a></li> </ul> <p><a href="Category:_B2_grammar_points" title="wikilink">Category: B2 grammar points</a> <a href="Category:_Verbs" title= "wikilink">Category: Verbs</a></p> </body> </html>