Verb/Adjective Reduplication

重叠

About this concept

Reduplication for brief/casual action (verb) or intensification (adj): 看看 (take a look), 高高的 (tall tall = very tall). Pattern: AA, AABB, ABAB.

In Settemila Lingue, this concept generates a practice deck of ~30 cards at level B1.

你看看这个。Take a look at this.

我想想。Let me think about it.

高高兴兴very happily (AABB)

休息休息rest a bit (ABAB)

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