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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==
- <div class="jiegou">
- Verb + 着 + Verb + 着 + 就 + Comment + 了
- </div>
- ==Examples==
- <div class="liju">
- * <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}}
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