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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==

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Verb + 着 + Verb + 着 + 就 + Comment + 了
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==Examples==

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* <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>
* 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>
* 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>
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==See also==
*[["Verbing around" with "lai" and "qu"]]

== Sources and further reading ==

=== Books ===

* [[Integrated Chinese: Level 2, Part 2]] (pp. 193-4) [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]
*[[40 Lessons for Basic Chinese Course (基础汉语40课下册）]] (p. 385)[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]

[[Category: B2 grammar points]]
[[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}}
{{Similar|"Verbing around" with "lai" and "qu"}}
{{Similar|Aspect particle "zhe"}}
{{Used for|Expressing duration}}
{{Used for|Indicating conditions}}
{{Used for|Describing actions}}
{{Used for|Expressing movement}}
{{POS|Verbs}}
{{Subprop|Verb phrases}}