LEARN + CHINESE / 102 of 300 HSK 3
Say the Verb Twice to Add a Detail例 · 我等你等了一个小时
You’ve been waiting for a friend and want to say exactly how long. When the verb already has an object, repeat the verb after that object to add a duration or description: 等你等了一个小时 (“waited for you for an hour”).
我等你等了一个小时。
wǒ děng nǐ děng le yí ge xiǎoshí.
I waited for you for an hour.
他看书看得很认真。
tā kàn shū kàn de hěn rènzhēn.
He reads very carefully.
姐姐游泳游得特别快。
jiějie yóuyǒng yóu de tèbié kuài.
My older sister swims especially fast.
她找工作找了三个月。
tā zhǎo gōngzuò zhǎo le sān ge yuè.
She looked for a job for three months.
Hint · 힌트
The repeated verb carries the extra information. Put 得 before a description (看得认真) and 了 before a completed duration (等了一个小时).
Vocabulary
| Chinese | English |
|---|---|
děng | to wait |
yí ge xiǎoshí | one hour |
kàn shū | to read |
rènzhēn | carefully; serious |
yóuyǒng | to swim |
tèbié | especially; particularly |
kuài | fast |
zhǎo gōngzuò | to look for work |
sān ge yuè | three months |
dòngcí | verb |
bīnyǔ | object (grammar) |
chóngfù | to repeat; repetition |
dòngzuò | action |
xiǎoshí | hour |
fēnzhōng | minute |
yí cì | once |
yí biàn | one time through |
de | particle introducing a description |
rènzhēn de | seriously; carefully |
duōjiǔ | how long |
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