Using "lai" and "qu" when "verbing around" (Redirected from ASGYJQAG) Level B2 Similar to Using "zhe" when "verbing away" (B2) Used for Expressing duration, Describing actions, Expressing movement Keywords 来, 去 This structure can be used if want to say you are "verbing without a clear direction." It's sort of like "verbing this way and that." The same verb is repeated before the 来(lái) and 去 (qù). So for example, 走来走去 is a bit like "walking here and there" or "walking this way and that." Contents 1 Structure 2 Examples 3 See also 4 Sources and further reading 4.1 Books Structure Verb + 来 + Verb + 去 Examples In a sentence, this structure looks like this: 学生们 都 很 紧张，在 考场 外面 走 来 走 去。 The students are all nervous, they are all pacing back and forth outside of the exam room. 他 说 来 说 去 还 不 承认 自己 错 了。 He's been yakking a lot, but he still hasn't admitted that he's wrong. 我 想 来 想 去 都 想 不 明白，他 怎么 能 那样 对 我？ I've thought and thought about it, but I can't understand, how could you treat me like that? 他 翻 来 翻 去， 终于 找到 了 那 双 破 袜子。 He searched everywhere and finally found the pair of worn-out socks. See also "Verbing away" using "zhe" Sources and further reading Books Integrated Chinese: Level 2, Part 1 (pp. 191-2) →buy HSK Standard Course 5上 (pp. 66) →buy