Reduplication of verbs

Nível: HSK 2 | Categoria: Gramática

Explicação da Regra:

One of the fun things about Chinese is that when speaking, you can repeat a verb to express "a little bit" or "briefly." This is called reduplication. It creates a casual tone, and a sense that whatever the action is, it's not going to take long. In Chinese, verbs can be reduplicated to indicate that they happen briefly or "a little bit." Subj. + Verb + Verb Chinese grammar books frequently refer to the reduplication of a single-character word as a "AA" pattern. Note that for this pattern, the second verb's tone changes to the neutral tone. • 你 看看。Nǐ kànkan. Take a little look. • 我 试 试。Wǒ shìshi.I'll give it a try. • 说 说 你 的 想法。Shuōshuo nǐ de xiǎngfǎ.Talk a little bit about your ideas. • 出去 玩 玩 吧！Chūqù wánwan ba! Go out and have fun! • 我 想 出去 走 走。Wǒ xiǎng chūqù zǒuzou.I want to go out and walk for a bit.

Exemplos com Falantes Nativos:

• 你看看。 (nǐ kànkàn 。): "Take a look."
• 我试试。 (wǒ shì shì 。): "Let me try."
• 说说你的想法。 (shuō shuō nǐ de xiǎngfǎ 。): "Tell me your thoughts."
• 出去玩玩吧！ (chūqù wán wán ba！): "Go out and play!"

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