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<p>A repeated verb followed by the particle <span class="hanzi">着</span> (<span class="pinyin">zhe</span>) 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>
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<div class="deux">Verb + <span class="hanzist">着</span> + Verb + <span class="hanzist">着</span> + <span class="hanzist">就</span> + Comment + <span class="hanzist">了</span></div>
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<li><span class="hanzi">说着 说着 我 就 发现 自己 也 糊涂 了。</span> <span class="trans">I was talking and talking, and then I confused myself.</span></li>
<li><span class="hanzi">我 今天 一直 都 在 看 语法 的 书， 看着 看着，就 睡着 了。</span> <span class="trans">Today, I was constantly studying the grammar books. As I was studying, I fell asleep.</span></li>
<li><span class="hanzi">我 在 北京 的 胡同 里 走 着 走 着 就 走丢 了。</span> <span class="trans">As I was walking in one of Beijing's back roads, I got lost.</span></li>
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<h2 id="see-also">See also</h2>
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<li><a href=""Verbing_around"_with_"lai"_and_"qu"" title="wikilink">"Verbing around" with "lai" and "qu"</a></li>
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<h2 id="sources-and-further-reading">Sources and further reading</h2>
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<li>Integrated Chinese: Level 2, Part 2 (pp. 193-4) </li>
<li>40 Lessons for Basic Chinese Course (<span class="hanzi">基础汉语40课下册</span>） (p. 385)</li>
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