{"id":12290,"date":"2025-02-07T18:24:54","date_gmt":"2025-02-07T10:24:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/?p=12290"},"modified":"2026-10-03T15:58:57","modified_gmt":"2026-10-03T07:58:57","slug":"reduplication-of-verbs-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/index.php\/2025\/02\/07\/reduplication-of-verbs-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Reduplication of Verbs 2 &#8211; ABAB"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_88 ez-toc-wrap-left counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-white ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Table of Content\"><span class=\"ez-toc-js-icon-con\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" 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Like V<span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u4e00<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u4e00<\/span>V, it softens the action and makes it sound casual, tentative, or like &#8220;just doing it a bit.&#8221;<\/p>\n  <\/div>\n<\/header>\n\n<main>\n  <div class=\"lede-row\">\n    <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"lede-img\" src=\"https:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Reduplication-of-Verbs-in-Chinese.png\" alt=\"Reduplication of Verbs in Chinese\">\n    <p class=\"lede\" style=\"border:none !important;padding:0 !important;margin:0 !important;\">Take a two-syllable verb AB and say it twice: <span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u8a0e\u8ad6<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u8ba8\u8bba<\/span> t\u01ceol\u00f9n \u2192 <span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u8a0e\u8ad6\u8a0e\u8ad6<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u8ba8\u8bba\u8ba8\u8bba<\/span> t\u01ceol\u00f9n t\u01ceol\u00f9n. It&#8217;s very common in spoken Chinese, especially for suggestions and trying something out.<\/p>\n  <\/div>\n\n  <h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"1Structure\"><\/span><span class=\"num\">1<\/span><span class=\"h2-title\">Structure<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n  <h3>Two-syllable verbs: ABAB<\/h3>\n\n  <div class=\"ex\">\n    <div class=\"hanzi\">\n      <ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u6211\u5011<\/span><rt>w\u01d2men<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5148<\/span><rt>xi\u0101n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8a0e\u8ad6<\/span><rt>t\u01ceol\u00f9n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8a0e\u8ad6<\/span><rt>t\u01ceol\u00f9n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff0c<\/span><rt><\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u518d<\/span><rt>z\u00e0i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6c7a\u5b9a<\/span><rt>ju\u00e9d\u00ecng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5427<\/span><rt>ba<\/rt><\/ruby>\n      <ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u6211\u4eec<\/span><rt>w\u01d2men<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5148<\/span><rt>xi\u0101n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8ba8\u8bba<\/span><rt>t\u01ceol\u00f9n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8ba8\u8bba<\/span><rt>t\u01ceol\u00f9n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff0c<\/span><rt><\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u518d<\/span><rt>z\u00e0i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u51b3\u5b9a<\/span><rt>ju\u00e9d\u00ecng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5427<\/span><rt>ba<\/rt><\/ruby>\n    <\/div>\n    <div class=\"en\">Let&#8217;s discuss it a bit first, then decide.<\/div>\n  <\/div>\n  <div class=\"ex\">\n    <div class=\"hanzi\">\n      <ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u9019<\/span><rt>zh\u00e8<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6b21<\/span><rt>c\u00ec<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u805a\u6703<\/span><rt>j\u00f9hu\u00ec<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6709<\/span><rt>y\u01d2u<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5f88<\/span><rt>h\u011bn<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u591a<\/span><rt>du\u014d<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u65b0<\/span><rt>x\u012bn<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u670b\u53cb<\/span><rt>p\u00e9ngy\u01d2u<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff0c<\/span><rt><\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5927\u5bb6<\/span><rt>d\u00e0ji\u0101<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u53ef\u4ee5<\/span><rt>k\u011by\u01d0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e92\u76f8<\/span><rt>h\u00f9xi\u0101ng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8a8d\u8b58<\/span><rt>r\u00e8nsh\u00ec<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8a8d\u8b58<\/span><rt>r\u00e8nsh\u00ec<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff01<\/span><rt><\/rt><\/ruby>\n      <ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u8fd9<\/span><rt>zh\u00e8<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6b21<\/span><rt>c\u00ec<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u805a\u4f1a<\/span><rt>j\u00f9hu\u00ec<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6709<\/span><rt>y\u01d2u<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5f88<\/span><rt>h\u011bn<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u591a<\/span><rt>du\u014d<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u65b0<\/span><rt>x\u012bn<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u670b\u53cb<\/span><rt>p\u00e9ngyou<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff0c<\/span><rt><\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5927\u5bb6<\/span><rt>d\u00e0ji\u0101<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u53ef\u4ee5<\/span><rt>k\u011by\u01d0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e92\u76f8<\/span><rt>h\u00f9xi\u0101ng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8ba4\u8bc6<\/span><rt>r\u00e8nshi<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8ba4\u8bc6<\/span><rt>r\u00e8nshi<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff01<\/span><rt><\/rt><\/ruby>\n    <\/div>\n    <div class=\"en\">There are lots of new friends at this party. Everyone can get to know each other!<\/div>\n  <\/div>\n  <div class=\"ex\">\n    <div class=\"hanzi\">\n      <ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u51fa\u767c<\/span><rt>ch\u016bf\u0101<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u524d<\/span><rt>qi\u00e1n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6aa2\u67e5<\/span><rt>ji\u01cench\u00e1<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6aa2\u67e5<\/span><rt>ji\u01cench\u00e1<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u884c\u674e<\/span><rt>x\u00edngl\u01d0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6bd4\u8f03<\/span><rt>b\u01d0ji\u00e0o<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4fdd\u96aa<\/span><rt>b\u01ceoxi\u01cen<\/rt><\/ruby>\n      <ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u51fa\u53d1<\/span><rt>ch\u016bf\u0101<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u524d<\/span><rt>qi\u00e1n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u68c0\u67e5<\/span><rt>ji\u01cench\u00e1<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u68c0\u67e5<\/span><rt>ji\u01cench\u00e1<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u884c\u674e<\/span><rt>x\u00edngli<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6bd4\u8f83<\/span><rt>b\u01d0ji\u00e0o<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4fdd\u9669<\/span><rt>b\u01ceoxi\u01cen<\/rt><\/ruby>\n    <\/div>\n    <div class=\"en\">It&#8217;s safer to check your luggage before you leave.<\/div>\n  <\/div>\n  <div class=\"ex\">\n    <div class=\"hanzi\">\n      <ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u4f60<\/span><rt>n\u01d0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6700\u8fd1<\/span><rt>zu\u00ecj\u00ecn<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u592a<\/span><rt>t\u00e0i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5fd9<\/span><rt>m\u00e1ng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e86<\/span><rt>le<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff0c<\/span><rt><\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e5f<\/span><rt>y\u011b<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8981<\/span><rt>y\u00e0o<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u95dc\u5fc3<\/span><rt>gu\u0101nx\u012bn<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u95dc\u5fc3<\/span><rt>gu\u0101nx\u012bn<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u81ea\u5df1<\/span><rt>z\u00ecj\u01d0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u7684<\/span><rt>de<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5065\u5eb7<\/span><rt>ji\u00e0nk\u0101ng<\/rt><\/ruby>\n      <ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u4f60<\/span><rt>n\u01d0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6700\u8fd1<\/span><rt>zu\u00ecj\u00ecn<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u592a<\/span><rt>t\u00e0i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5fd9<\/span><rt>m\u00e1ng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e86<\/span><rt>le<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff0c<\/span><rt><\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e5f<\/span><rt>y\u011b<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8981<\/span><rt>y\u00e0o<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5173\u5fc3<\/span><rt>gu\u0101nx\u012bn<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5173\u5fc3<\/span><rt>gu\u0101nx\u012bn<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u81ea\u5df1<\/span><rt>z\u00ecj\u01d0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u7684<\/span><rt>de<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5065\u5eb7<\/span><rt>ji\u00e0nk\u0101ng<\/rt><\/ruby>\n    <\/div>\n    <div class=\"en\">You&#8217;ve been so busy lately. You should take care of your health, too.<\/div>\n  <\/div>\n  <div class=\"ex\">\n    <div class=\"hanzi\">\n      <ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u5de5\u4f5c<\/span><rt>g\u014dngzu\u00f2<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e86<\/span><rt>le<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e00<\/span><rt>y\u00ec<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6574\u5929<\/span><rt>zh\u011bngti\u0101n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff0c<\/span><rt><\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8a72<\/span><rt>g\u0101i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4f11\u606f<\/span><rt>xi\u016bx\u00ed<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4f11\u606f<\/span><rt>xi\u016bx\u00ed<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e86<\/span><rt>le<\/rt><\/ruby>\n      <ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u5de5\u4f5c<\/span><rt>g\u014dngzu\u00f2<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e86<\/span><rt>le<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e00<\/span><rt>y\u00ec<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6574\u5929<\/span><rt>zh\u011bngti\u0101n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff0c<\/span><rt><\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8be5<\/span><rt>g\u0101i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4f11\u606f<\/span><rt>xi\u016bxi<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4f11\u606f<\/span><rt>xi\u016bxi<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e86<\/span><rt>le<\/rt><\/ruby>\n    <\/div>\n    <div class=\"en\">You&#8217;ve worked all day. Time to take a break!<\/div>\n  <\/div>\n  <div class=\"ex\">\n    <div class=\"hanzi\">\n      <ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u9019<\/span><rt>zh\u00e8<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4ef6<\/span><rt>ji\u00e0n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e8b<\/span><rt>sh\u00ec<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6211\u5011<\/span><rt>w\u01d2men<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u518d<\/span><rt>z\u00e0i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5546\u91cf<\/span><rt>sh\u0101ngli\u00e1ng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5546\u91cf<\/span><rt>sh\u0101ngli\u00e1ng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff0c<\/span><rt><\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u770b<\/span><rt>k\u00e0n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u770b<\/span><rt>k\u00e0n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6709<\/span><rt>y\u01d2u<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6c92\u6709<\/span><rt>m\u00e9iy\u01d2u<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u66f4<\/span><rt>g\u00e8ng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u597d<\/span><rt>h\u01ceo<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u7684<\/span><rt>de<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8fa6\u6cd5<\/span><rt>b\u00e0nf\u01ce<\/rt><\/ruby>\n      <ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u8fd9<\/span><rt>zh\u00e8<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4ef6<\/span><rt>ji\u00e0n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e8b<\/span><rt>sh\u00ec<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6211\u4eec<\/span><rt>w\u01d2men<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u518d<\/span><rt>z\u00e0i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5546\u91cf<\/span><rt>sh\u0101ngliang<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5546\u91cf<\/span><rt>sh\u0101ngliang<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff0c<\/span><rt><\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u770b<\/span><rt>k\u00e0n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u770b<\/span><rt>kan<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6709<\/span><rt>y\u01d2u<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6ca1\u6709<\/span><rt>m\u00e9iy\u01d2u<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u66f4<\/span><rt>g\u00e8ng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u597d<\/span><rt>h\u01ceo<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u7684<\/span><rt>de<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u529e\u6cd5<\/span><rt>b\u00e0nf\u01ce<\/rt><\/ruby>\n    <\/div>\n    <div class=\"en\">Let&#8217;s talk this over a bit more and see if there&#8217;s a better way.<\/div>\n  <\/div>\n  <div class=\"ex\">\n    <div class=\"hanzi\">\n      <ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u4f60<\/span><rt>n\u01d0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u53ef\u4ee5<\/span><rt>k\u011by\u01d0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6bcf\u5929<\/span><rt>m\u011biti\u0101n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u82b1<\/span><rt>hu\u0101<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e00\u9ede<\/span><rt>y\u00ecdi\u01cen<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6642\u9593<\/span><rt>sh\u00edji\u0101n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u7df4\u7fd2<\/span><rt>li\u00e0nx\u00ed<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u7df4\u7fd2<\/span><rt>li\u00e0nx\u00ed<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u767c\u97f3<\/span><rt>f\u0101y\u012bn<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff0c<\/span><rt><\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6703<\/span><rt>hu\u00ec<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u9032\u6b65<\/span><rt>j\u00ecnb\u00f9<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5f97<\/span><rt>de<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u66f4<\/span><rt>g\u00e8ng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5feb<\/span><rt>ku\u00e0i<\/rt><\/ruby>\n      <ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u4f60<\/span><rt>n\u01d0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u53ef\u4ee5<\/span><rt>k\u011by\u01d0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6bcf\u5929<\/span><rt>m\u011biti\u0101n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u82b1<\/span><rt>hu\u0101<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e00\u70b9<\/span><rt>y\u00ecdi\u01cen<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u65f6\u95f4<\/span><rt>sh\u00edji\u0101n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u7ec3\u4e60<\/span><rt>li\u00e0nxi<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u7ec3\u4e60<\/span><rt>li\u00e0nxi<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u53d1\u97f3<\/span><rt>f\u0101y\u012bn<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff0c<\/span><rt><\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4f1a<\/span><rt>hu\u00ec<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8fdb\u6b65<\/span><rt>j\u00ecnb\u00f9<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5f97<\/span><rt>de<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u66f4<\/span><rt>g\u00e8ng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5feb<\/span><rt>ku\u00e0i<\/rt><\/ruby>\n    <\/div>\n    <div class=\"en\">Spend a little time practicing your pronunciation every day, and you&#8217;ll improve faster.<\/div>\n  <\/div>\n  <h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"2Common_Mistakes\"><\/span><span class=\"num\">2<\/span><span class=\"h2-title\">Common Mistakes<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n  <p>ABAB already means &#8220;a little&#8221; or &#8220;a bit,&#8221; so don&#8217;t add <span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u4e00\u9ede<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u4e00\u70b9<\/span> y\u00ecdi\u01cen or <span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u4e00\u4e0b<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u4e00\u4e0b<\/span> y\u00edxi\u00e0 after it.<\/p>\n\n  <div class=\"mistake-pair\">\n    <div class=\"row wrong\"><span class=\"mark\">\u274c<\/span><span class=\"hanzi\">\n      <ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u7df4\u7fd2<\/span><rt>li\u00e0nx\u00ed<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u7df4\u7fd2<\/span><rt>li\u00e0nx\u00ed<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e00\u4e0b<\/span><rt>y\u00edxi\u00e0<\/rt><\/ruby>\n      <ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u7ec3\u4e60<\/span><rt>li\u00e0nxi<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u7ec3\u4e60<\/span><rt>li\u00e0nxi<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e00\u4e0b<\/span><rt>y\u00edxi\u00e0<\/rt><\/ruby>\n    <\/span><\/div>\n    <div class=\"row right\"><span class=\"mark\">\u2705<\/span><span class=\"hanzi\">\n      <ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u7df4\u7fd2<\/span><rt>li\u00e0nx\u00ed<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u7df4\u7fd2<\/span><rt>li\u00e0nx\u00ed<\/rt><\/ruby>\n      <ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u7ec3\u4e60<\/span><rt>li\u00e0nxi<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u7ec3\u4e60<\/span><rt>li\u00e0nxi<\/rt><\/ruby>\n    <\/span><\/div>\n    <div class=\"why\">Use either ABAB or AB + <span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u4e00\u4e0b<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u4e00\u4e0b<\/span> y\u00edxi\u00e0, not both.<\/div>\n  <\/div>\n  <div class=\"mistake-pair\">\n    <div class=\"row wrong\"><span class=\"mark\">\u274c<\/span><span class=\"hanzi\">\n      <ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u8907\u7fd2<\/span><rt>f\u00f9x\u00ed<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8907\u7fd2<\/span><rt>f\u00f9x\u00ed<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e00\u9ede<\/span><rt>y\u00ecdi\u01cen<\/rt><\/ruby>\n      <ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u590d\u4e60<\/span><rt>f\u00f9x\u00ed<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u590d\u4e60<\/span><rt>f\u00f9x\u00ed<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e00\u70b9<\/span><rt>y\u00ecdi\u01cen<\/rt><\/ruby>\n    <\/span><\/div>\n    <div class=\"row right\"><span class=\"mark\">\u2705<\/span><span class=\"hanzi\">\n      <ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u8907\u7fd2<\/span><rt>f\u00f9x\u00ed<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8907\u7fd2<\/span><rt>f\u00f9x\u00ed<\/rt><\/ruby>\n      <ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u590d\u4e60<\/span><rt>f\u00f9x\u00ed<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u590d\u4e60<\/span><rt>f\u00f9x\u00ed<\/rt><\/ruby>\n    <\/span><\/div>\n    <div class=\"why\">ABAB already carries the meaning of &#8220;a bit,&#8221; so <span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u4e00\u9ede<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u4e00\u70b9<\/span> y\u00ecdi\u01cen is redundant.<\/div>\n  <\/div>\n  <div class=\"mistake-pair\">\n    <div class=\"row wrong\"><span class=\"mark\">\u274c<\/span><span class=\"hanzi\">\n      <ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u8a0e\u8a0e\u8ad6\u8ad6<\/span><rt>t\u01ceot\u01ceol\u00f9nl\u00f9n<\/rt><\/ruby>\n      <ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u8ba8\u8ba8\u8bba\u8bba<\/span><rt>t\u01ceot\u01ceol\u00f9nl\u00f9n<\/rt><\/ruby>\n    <\/span><\/div>\n    <div class=\"row right\"><span class=\"mark\">\u2705<\/span><span class=\"hanzi\">\n      <ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u8a0e\u8ad6<\/span><rt>t\u01ceol\u00f9n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8a0e\u8ad6<\/span><rt>t\u01ceol\u00f9n<\/rt><\/ruby>\n      <ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u8ba8\u8bba<\/span><rt>t\u01ceol\u00f9n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8ba8\u8bba<\/span><rt>t\u01ceol\u00f9n<\/rt><\/ruby>\n    <\/span><\/div>\n    <div class=\"why\">AABB is the pattern for adjectives (like <span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u4e7e\u4e7e\u6de8\u6de8<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u5e72\u5e72\u51c0\u51c0<\/span> g\u0101ng\u0101nj\u00ecngj\u00ecng). Verbs repeat as ABAB.<\/div>\n  <\/div>\n  <h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"3Practice\"><\/span><span class=\"num\">3<\/span><span class=\"h2-title\">Practice<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n  <p>Translate each sentence into Chinese, then tap the card to check your answer.<\/p>\n\n  <div class=\"practice\">\n    <div class=\"prompt\"><span class=\"num\">01<\/span>Let&#8217;s rest a bit.<\/div>\n    <div class=\"answer\">\n      <div class=\"reason\" style=\"font-family:'Noto Serif TC',serif;font-size:17px;color:var(--ink) !important;\">\n        <ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u6211\u5011<\/span><rt>w\u01d2men<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4f11\u606f<\/span><rt>xi\u016bx\u00ed<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4f11\u606f<\/span><rt>xi\u016bx\u00ed<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5427<\/span><rt>ba<\/rt><\/ruby>\n        <ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u6211\u4eec<\/span><rt>w\u01d2men<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4f11\u606f<\/span><rt>xi\u016bxi<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4f11\u606f<\/span><rt>xi\u016bxi<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5427<\/span><rt>ba<\/rt><\/ruby>\u3002\n      <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n    <div class=\"hint\">\ud83d\udc46 Tap to reveal<\/div>\n  <\/div>\n\n  <div class=\"practice\">\n    <div class=\"prompt\"><span class=\"num\">02<\/span>You should get some exercise.<\/div>\n    <div class=\"answer\">\n      <div class=\"reason\" style=\"font-family:'Noto Serif TC',serif;font-size:17px;color:var(--ink) !important;\">\n        <ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u4f60<\/span><rt>n\u01d0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u61c9\u8a72<\/span><rt>y\u012bngg\u0101i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u904b\u52d5<\/span><rt>y\u00f9nd\u00f2ng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u904b\u52d5<\/span><rt>y\u00f9nd\u00f2ng<\/rt><\/ruby>\n        <ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u4f60<\/span><rt>n\u01d0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5e94\u8be5<\/span><rt>y\u012bngg\u0101i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8fd0\u52a8<\/span><rt>y\u00f9nd\u00f2ng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8fd0\u52a8<\/span><rt>y\u00f9nd\u00f2ng<\/rt><\/ruby>\u3002\n      <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n    <div class=\"hint\">\ud83d\udc46 Tap to reveal<\/div>\n  <\/div>\n\n  <div class=\"practice\">\n    <div class=\"prompt\"><span class=\"num\">03<\/span>Let me introduce everyone.<\/div>\n    <div class=\"answer\">\n      <div class=\"reason\" style=\"font-family:'Noto Serif TC',serif;font-size:17px;color:var(--ink) !important;\">\n        <ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u6211<\/span><rt>w\u01d2<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4f86<\/span><rt>l\u00e1i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4ecb\u7d39<\/span><rt>ji\u00e8sh\u00e0o<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4ecb\u7d39<\/span><rt>ji\u00e8sh\u00e0o<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5927\u5bb6<\/span><rt>d\u00e0ji\u0101<\/rt><\/ruby>\n        <ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u6211<\/span><rt>w\u01d2<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6765<\/span><rt>l\u00e1i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4ecb\u7ecd<\/span><rt>ji\u00e8sh\u00e0o<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4ecb\u7ecd<\/span><rt>ji\u00e8sh\u00e0o<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5927\u5bb6<\/span><rt>d\u00e0ji\u0101<\/rt><\/ruby>\u3002\n      <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n    <div class=\"hint\">\ud83d\udc46 Tap to reveal<\/div>\n  <\/div>\n\n  <div class=\"practice\">\n    <div class=\"prompt\"><span class=\"num\">04<\/span>Review a little before the exam.<\/div>\n    <div class=\"answer\">\n      <div class=\"reason\" style=\"font-family:'Noto Serif TC',serif;font-size:17px;color:var(--ink) !important;\">\n        <ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u8003\u8a66<\/span><rt>k\u01ceosh\u00ec<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u524d<\/span><rt>qi\u00e1n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8907\u7fd2<\/span><rt>f\u00f9x\u00ed<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8907\u7fd2<\/span><rt>f\u00f9x\u00ed<\/rt><\/ruby>\n        <ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u8003\u8bd5<\/span><rt>k\u01ceosh\u00ec<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u524d<\/span><rt>qi\u00e1n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u590d\u4e60<\/span><rt>f\u00f9x\u00ed<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u590d\u4e60<\/span><rt>f\u00f9x\u00ed<\/rt><\/ruby>\u3002\n      <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n    <div class=\"hint\">\ud83d\udc46 Tap to reveal<\/div>\n  <\/div>\n\n  <div class=\"practice\">\n    <div class=\"prompt\"><span class=\"num\">05<\/span>Let&#8217;s tidy up the room.<\/div>\n    <div class=\"answer\">\n      <div class=\"reason\" style=\"font-family:'Noto Serif TC',serif;font-size:17px;color:var(--ink) !important;\">\n        <ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u6211\u5011<\/span><rt>w\u01d2men<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6253\u6383<\/span><rt>d\u01ces\u01ceo<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6253\u6383<\/span><rt>d\u01ces\u01ceo<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u623f\u9593<\/span><rt>f\u00e1ngji\u0101n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5427<\/span><rt>ba<\/rt><\/ruby>\n        <ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u6211\u4eec<\/span><rt>w\u01d2men<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6253\u626b<\/span><rt>d\u01ces\u01ceo<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6253\u626b<\/span><rt>d\u01ces\u01ceo<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u623f\u95f4<\/span><rt>f\u00e1ngji\u0101n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5427<\/span><rt>ba<\/rt><\/ruby>\u3002\n      <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n    <div class=\"hint\">\ud83d\udc46 Tap to reveal<\/div>\n  <\/div>\n\n  <div class=\"practice\">\n    <div class=\"prompt\"><span class=\"num\">06<\/span>Can you check this for me?<\/div>\n    <div class=\"answer\">\n      <div class=\"reason\" style=\"font-family:'Noto Serif TC',serif;font-size:17px;color:var(--ink) !important;\">\n        <ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u4f60<\/span><rt>n\u01d0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u53ef\u4ee5<\/span><rt>k\u011by\u01d0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5e6b<\/span><rt>b\u0101ng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6211<\/span><rt>w\u01d2<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6aa2\u67e5<\/span><rt>ji\u01cench\u00e1<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6aa2\u67e5<\/span><rt>ji\u01cench\u00e1<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u9019<\/span><rt>zh\u00e8<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u500b<\/span><rt>ge<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u55ce<\/span><rt>ma<\/rt><\/ruby>\n        <ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u4f60<\/span><rt>n\u01d0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u53ef\u4ee5<\/span><rt>k\u011by\u01d0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5e2e<\/span><rt>b\u0101ng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6211<\/span><rt>w\u01d2<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u68c0\u67e5<\/span><rt>ji\u01cench\u00e1<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u68c0\u67e5<\/span><rt>ji\u01cench\u00e1<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8fd9<\/span><rt>zh\u00e8<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e2a<\/span><rt>ge<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5417<\/span><rt>ma<\/rt><\/ruby>\uff1f\n      <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n    <div class=\"hint\">\ud83d\udc46 Tap to reveal<\/div>\n  <\/div>\n\n  <div class=\"practice\">\n    <div class=\"prompt\"><span class=\"num\">07<\/span>You should go out and relax a bit.<\/div>\n    <div class=\"answer\">\n      <div class=\"reason\" style=\"font-family:'Noto Serif TC',serif;font-size:17px;color:var(--ink) !important;\">\n        <ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u4f60<\/span><rt>n\u01d0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u61c9\u8a72<\/span><rt>y\u012bngg\u0101i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u51fa\u53bb<\/span><rt>ch\u016bq\u00f9<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u653e\u9b06<\/span><rt>f\u00e0ngs\u014dng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u653e\u9b06<\/span><rt>f\u00e0ngs\u014dng<\/rt><\/ruby>\n        <ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u4f60<\/span><rt>n\u01d0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5e94\u8be5<\/span><rt>y\u012bngg\u0101i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u51fa\u53bb<\/span><rt>ch\u016bq\u00f9<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u653e\u677e<\/span><rt>f\u00e0ngs\u014dng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u653e\u677e<\/span><rt>f\u00e0ngs\u014dng<\/rt><\/ruby>\u3002\n      <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n    <div class=\"hint\">\ud83d\udc46 Tap to reveal<\/div>\n  <\/div>\n\n  <div class=\"practice\">\n    <div class=\"prompt\"><span class=\"num\">08<\/span>Let&#8217;s prepare a bit before the meeting.<\/div>\n    <div class=\"answer\">\n      <div class=\"reason\" style=\"font-family:'Noto Serif TC',serif;font-size:17px;color:var(--ink) !important;\">\n        <ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u958b\u6703<\/span><rt>k\u0101ihu\u00ec<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u524d<\/span><rt>qi\u00e1n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6211\u5011<\/span><rt>w\u01d2men<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6e96\u5099<\/span><rt>zh\u01d4nb\u00e8i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6e96\u5099<\/span><rt>zh\u01d4nb\u00e8i<\/rt><\/ruby>\n        <ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u5f00\u4f1a<\/span><rt>k\u0101ihu\u00ec<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u524d<\/span><rt>qi\u00e1n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6211\u4eec<\/span><rt>w\u01d2men<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u51c6\u5907<\/span><rt>zh\u01d4nb\u00e8i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u51c6\u5907<\/span><rt>zh\u01d4nb\u00e8i<\/rt><\/ruby>\u3002\n      <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n    <div class=\"hint\">\ud83d\udc46 Tap to reveal<\/div>\n  <\/div>\n\n  <div class=\"related-grammar\">\n    <h4>Related Grammar<\/h4>\n    <a class=\"row\" href=\"https:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/index.php\/2023\/07\/23\/reduplication-of-verbs\/\"><span class=\"arrow\">\u2192<\/span><span class=\"title\">Reduplication of Verbs 1 \u2014 V<span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u4e00<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u4e00<\/span>V, V<span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u4e86<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u4e86<\/span>V &amp; V<span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u4e00\u4e0b<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u4e00\u4e0b<\/span><\/span><span class=\"level\">(HSK 2)<\/span><\/a>\n    <a class=\"row\" href=\"https:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/index.php\/2023\/07\/25\/reduplication-adjectives\/\"><span class=\"arrow\">\u2192<\/span><span class=\"title\">Reduplication of Adjectives \u2014 AA<span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u7684<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u7684<\/span> &amp; AABB<span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u7684<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u7684<\/span><\/span><span class=\"level\">(HSK 2)<\/span><\/a>\n  <\/div>\n\n  <div class=\"cta-strip\">\n    <p>Enjoyed this post? 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