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<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>
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<p>Verb + 着 + Verb + 着 + 就 + Comment + 了</p>
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<h2 id="examples">Examples</h2>
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<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>
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<h2 id="see-also">See also</h2>
<ul>
<li><a href=
"&quot;Verbing_around&quot;_with_&quot;lai&quot;_and_&quot;qu&quot;"
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>
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<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&amp;tag=allset-20&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=390957&amp;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&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=390957&amp;creativeASIN=B001FTL8D8&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;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>
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