HSK 3
数量补语4（动词+时量补语）：表示动作持续的时间
Time-duration quantity complement
Explanation
This structure is used to indicate the duration for which an action lasts, placed after the verb. There are two main usages: repeat the verb and then add the duration (e.g.: 我学中文学了两年), or use the verb only once but add the duration right after (e.g.: 我学了两年中文). For verbs that take an object, the duration is usually placed after the object if the object is a pronoun (e.g.: 等了他半个多小时), but if the object is a noun it can be placed before or after.
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