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title: "verb + 了又 + verb in Chinese Grammar: … again and again, With Examples"
description: "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”). 4 real lines from stories, each word explained."
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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

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](https://mandarinthewild.com/library/read/pigsy-joins-journey-to-the-west-easy-chinese-15#library-word-668-672) HSK 3

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](https://mandarinthewild.com/library/read/seventy-two-changes-journey-to-the-west-easy-chinese-3#library-word-773-777) HSK 3

她小心地**看了又看**。

[七楼 · 第十五天 · The Seventh Floor, Episode 15: Half a Character](https://mandarinthewild.com/library/read/the-seventh-floor-episode-15-half-a-character#library-word-323-327) HSK 3

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](https://mandarinthewild.com/library/read/monkey-king-born-journey-to-the-west-intermediate-chinese-1#library-word-881-885) HSK 5

[Read 猪八戒](https://mandarinthewild.com/library/read/pigsy-joins-journey-to-the-west-easy-chinese-15#library-word-668-672)

## More patterns

- [verb (+ 了) + duration (for how long) for … (how long … lasts)](https://mandarinthewild.com/chinese-grammar/duration)
- [verb + 了 + verb … briefly; … a little](https://mandarinthewild.com/chinese-grammar/v-le-v)
- [太 + adjective + 了 so …!](https://mandarinthewild.com/chinese-grammar/tai-le)
- [又…又… both … and …](https://mandarinthewild.com/chinese-grammar/you-you)
- [verb + 不了/得了 cannot …; can …](https://mandarinthewild.com/chinese-grammar/v-bu-liao)
- [快(要)…了 about to …](https://mandarinthewild.com/chinese-grammar/kuai-le)

## 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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