B2 · Grammar reference · ASG7AUNJ
Using "zhe" when "verbing away"
A repeated verb followed by the particle 着 (zhe) is used to show that an action has been repeated for a period of time, and as a result a new situation has arisen which the speaker wishes to comment on.
- Keywords
- 着
- Used for
- Expressing duration · Indicating conditions · Describing actions · Expressing movement
- Classification
- Verbs · HSK4
Examples (10)
说着说着我就发现自己也糊涂了。
我今天一直都在看《论语》，看着看着，就睡着了。
我在北京的胡同里走着走着就走丢了。
我玩着玩着游戏，就把时间忘了。
我听着听着歌，就唱起来了。
两个人吃着吃着饭，就吵起来了。
写着写着，就发现办公室大家都走了。
今天在家录视频，录着录着，天都已经黑了。
喝着喝着，从酒里面喝出来一根头发。
我上着上着课，就听到外面有人叫我。
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Summary, structure, classification, and adapted sentence examples draw from the AllSet Learning Chinese Grammar Wiki under CC BY-NC-SA 3.0; changes were made. This noncommercial reference is based on an October 2023 snapshot.
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