HSK 3
重动句：主语+动词+宾语+动词+补语
zhòng dòng jù ： zhǔ yǔ + dòng cí + bīn yǔ + dòng cí + bǔ yǔ
Verb reduplication structure
Explanation
This is the verb-repetition sentence (重动句): when a verb has an object (the target affected by the action) but you also want to add a complement (an element placed after a verb/adjective to add result, degree, or direction), you must repeat the verb once more before attaching the complement.
subject + verb + object + verb (repeated) + 得 (de) + complement (or + a complement of result / duration). For example 打篮球 + 打得很好.
when you want both to say "do something" (with an object) and to add the degree, result, or duration of that action, such as 打篮球打得很好 (play basketball well), 看电视看了两个小时 (watch TV for two hours).
Vietnamese learners often drop the repeated verb, incorrectly writing 他打篮球得很好 — WRONG. You must repeat the verb: 打篮球打得很好. Only the second repetition of the verb can carry 得 and the complement; you don't attach 得 right after the object.
Examples
He plays basketball very well.
She swims very fast.
She walked and got tired from walking.
I watched TV, and watched for two hours.
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