B2 · Grammar reference · ASGF08B6
Repeated actions in the past with "you"
To emphasize that an action is being repeated again and again, we can place 又 after a verb, then repeat the same verb again.
- Keywords
- 又
- Used for
- Describing actions
- Classification
- Adverbs
Examples (10)
这个人我看了又看，还是觉得我不认识他。
我想了又想，还是觉得不能这样做。
他找了又找，还是没找到他的钱包。
他想了又想，还是不同意。
我们问了又问，她就是不说。
他试了又试，就是打不开门。
我想了又尝，还是觉得这些菜坏了。
他闻了又闻，还是什么都没闻到。
这个方案改了又改，终于通过了。
这件衣服妈妈洗了又洗，终于洗干净了。
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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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