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verb + 了又 + verb

… again and again

V了又V: did the action over and over (看了又看 “looked at it again and again”).

In stories

  1. 他见到唐僧，就拜了又拜，说：“观音菩萨给我起的名字，叫猪悟能。”

    猪八戒 · Pigsy Joins HSK 3

  2. 悟空向祖师拜了又拜，然后翻了一个筋斗，飞上了天。

    七十二变 · Seventy-Two Changes HSK 3

  3. 她小心地看了又看。

    七楼 · 第十五天 · The Seventh Floor, Episode 15: Half a Character HSK 3

  4. 猴子们连忙排好队，向他拜了又拜，齐声叫道：“猴王！”

    美猴王 · The Handsome Monkey King HSK 5

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What does verb + 了又 + verb mean in Chinese?

… again and again. V了又V: did the action over and over (看了又看 “looked at it again and again”).

How common is verb + 了又 + verb?

It comes up in 6 readings of the 392 stories and articles in our free Library.

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