ChineseGrammarWiki/Programmes/B2.old/Grammar-wiki-B2-7.txt

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Here we repeat the verb used and place 又 in the middle. The repetition of the verb emphasizes how the action is being repeated again and again. This one is definitely the most advanced usage of 又 here, and you're not going to use it nearly as much as the others.

=== Structure ===

In the pattern below, 又, together with a repeating verb, indicates that the speaker did something repeatedly (not just twice) in the past. Note that verb used here must be a single-syllable verb, usually like 看, 想, 问, 找, 试, etc. 了 is placed right after the first 又.

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Subj. ＋Verb + 了 + 又 + Verb，还是 / 就是 ……

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Note that "还是" or "就是" is often used to emphasize that "nothing changed" after all.

=== Examples ===

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*这 个 人 我 看 了<em>又</em> 看，<strong>还是</strong> 觉得 我 不 认识 他。<span class="pinyin">Zhège rén wǒ kàn le <em>yòu</em>  kàn, <strong>háishì</strong> juéde wǒ bù rènshi tā.</span><span class="trans">I looked at him again and again, but I still think I don't know him.</span>
* 我 想 了<em>又</em> 想，<strong>还是</strong> 觉得 不 能 这样 做 。<span class="pinyin">Wǒ xiǎng le <em>yòu</em>  xiǎng, <strong>háishì</strong> juéde bù néng zhèyàng zuò.</span><span class="trans">I thought it over again and again, I think I  can't do it like this.</span>
*他 <strong>找</strong>了<em>又</em> <strong>找</strong>，<strong>还是</strong> 没 找到 他 的 钱 包。<span class="pinyin">Tā <strong>zhǎo</strong> le <em>yòu</em> <strong>zhǎo</strong>, háishì méi zhǎodào tā de qiánbāo </span><span class="trans"> He searched again and again, and still couldn't find his wallet.</span>
*他 <strong>想</strong>了<em>又</em> <strong>想</strong>，<strong>还是</strong> 不 同意。<span class="pinyin">Tā <strong>xiǎng</strong> le <em>yòu</em> <strong>xiǎng</strong>, háishì bù tóngyì.</span><span class="trans">He thought it over again and again, and he still disagree.</span>
*我们 问 了 <em>又</em> 问，她 <strong>就是</strong> 不 说。<span class="pinyin">Wǒmen wèn le <em>yòu</em> wèn, tā <strong>jiùshì</strong> bù shuō.</span><span class="trans">We asked again and again, but she wouldn't say it.</span>
*他 试 了 <em>又</em> 试，<strong>就是</strong> 打 不 开 门。<span class="pinyin">Tā shì le <em>yòu</em> shì, <strong>jiùshì</strong> dǎ bù kāi mén.</span><span class="trans">He tried again and again, but he still couldn't open the door.</span>
*我 尝 了 <em>又</em> 尝，<strong>还是</strong> 觉得 这些 菜 坏 了。<span class="pinyin">Wǒ cháng le <em>yòu</em> cháng, <strong>háishì</strong> juéde zhèxiē cài huài le.</span><span class="trans">I tasted again and again, but I still think those food has gone bad.</span>
*他 闻 了 <em>又</em> 闻，<strong>还是</strong> 什么 都 没 闻到。<span class="pinyin">Tā wén le <em>yòu</em> wén, <strong>háishì</strong> shénme dōu méi wéndào.</span><span class="trans">He smelled again and again, but he still didn't smell anything.</span>
*这 个 方案 <strong>改</strong>了<em>又</em> <strong>改</strong>，终于 通过 了。<span class="pinyin">Zhège fāng'àn <strong>gǎi</strong> le <em>yòu</em> <strong>gǎi</strong>, zhōngyú tōngguò le.</span><span class="trans">This plan was changed again and again, and finally it passed.</span>
*这 件 衣服 妈妈 <strong>洗</strong>了<em>又</em> <strong>洗</strong>，终于 洗 干净 了。<span class="pinyin">Zhè jiàn yīfu māma xǐ <strong></strong> le <em>yòu</em> <strong>xǐ</strong>, zhōngyú xǐ gānjìng le.</span><span class="trans">Mother washed this clothing again and again, and it's finally clean.</span>

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==See also==

*[[Expressing "both A and B" with "you" ]]
*[[Expressing "again" in the past with "you"]]
*[[Comparing "zai" and "you"]]
*[[Emphasizing negation with "you"]]

== Sources and further reading ==
=== Books ===

[[Category:B2 grammar points]]
{{Basic Grammar|又|B2|Subj. + Verb + 了 + 又 + Verb |他 <strong>找</strong> 了 <em>又</em> <strong>找</strong>，还 是 没 找到 他 的 钱 包。|grammar point|ASGF08B6}}
{{Similar|Expressing "again" in the past with "you"}} 
{{Similar|Comparing "zai" and "you"}} 
{{Similar|Emphasizing negation with "you"}} 
{{Rel char|又}}
{{Used for|Describing actions}}
{{POS|Adverbs}}