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V+起

HSK 4

“V+起”结构表示动作关涉到某事物，动词一般是“说、谈、讲、问、提、聊、回忆”等少数及物动词。“V+起”后面一般都有名词。
The structure "V+起" introduces the thing that an action involves. The verb is usually one of the few transitive verbs "说" (to speak), "谈" (to talk), "讲" (to speak), "问" (to ask), "提" (to mention), "聊" (to chat), and "回忆" (to recall), etc. The structure is usually followed by a noun.

The example sentences of V+起

说起吃的东西，给我印象最深的是湖南菜。

shuō qǐ
[ʂuo⁵⁵ tɕʰi²¹⁴]
ㄕㄨㄛ ㄑ丨ˇ
v.
chī
[tʂʰʅ⁵⁵]
ㄔ
v.
de
[tɤ]
ㄉㄜ
part.
dōnɡ xī
[toŋ⁵⁵ ɕi⁵⁵]
ㄉㄨㄥ ㄒ丨
n.
，
ɡěi
[kei²¹⁴]
ㄍㄟˇ
prep.
wǒ
[uo²¹⁴]
ㄨㄛˇ
pron.
yìn xiɑ̀nɡ
[in⁵¹ ɕiɑŋ⁵¹]
丨ㄣˋ ㄒ丨ㄤˋ
n.
zuì
[tsuei⁵¹]
ㄗㄨㄟˋ
adv.
shēn
[ʂən⁵⁵]
ㄕㄣ
adj.
de
[tɤ]
ㄉㄜ
part.
shì
[ʂʅ⁵¹]
ㄕˋ
v.
hú nɑ́n
[xu³⁵ nan³⁵]
ㄏㄨˊ ㄋㄢˊ
proper noun
cɑ̀i
[tsʰai⁵¹]
ㄘㄞˋ
n.
。
Speaking of food, what impressed me the most is Hunan cuisine.
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聊起那场网球比赛，他们俩就兴奋得停不下来了。

liɑ́o
[liɑu³⁵]
ㄌ丨ㄠˊ
v.
qǐ
[tɕʰi²¹⁴]
ㄑ丨ˇ
v.
nɑ̀
[nᴀ⁵¹]
ㄋㄚˋ
pron.
chɑ̌nɡ
[tʂʰɑŋ²¹⁴]
ㄔㄤˇ
m.
wɑ̌nɡ qiú
[uɑŋ²¹⁴ tɕʰiou³⁵]
ㄨㄤˇ ㄑ丨ㄡˊ
n.
bǐ sɑ̀i
[pi²¹⁴ sai⁵¹]
ㄅ丨ˇ ㄙㄞˋ
v.
，
tɑ̄ mēn liɑ̌
[tʰᴀ⁵⁵ mən⁵⁵ liᴀ²¹⁴]
ㄊㄚ ㄇㄣ ㄌ丨ㄚˇ
pron.
jiù
[tɕiou⁵¹]
ㄐ丨ㄡˋ
adv.
xīnɡ fèn
[ɕiŋ⁵⁵ fən⁵¹]
ㄒ丨ㄥ ㄈㄣˋ
adj.
dé
[tɤ³⁵]
ㄉㄜˊ
part.
tínɡ
[tʰiŋ³⁵]
ㄊ丨ㄥˊ
v.
bù
[pu⁵¹]
ㄅㄨˋ
adv.
xiɑ̀ lɑ́i
[ɕiᴀ⁵¹ lai³⁵]
ㄒ丨ㄚˋ ㄌㄞˊ
v.
le
[lɤ]
ㄌㄜ
part.
。
Talking about that tennis match, the two of them couldn't stop excited.
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要是有人问起那件事，你就告诉他你还没接到通知，也不清楚怎么回事。

yɑ̀o shì
[iɑu⁵¹ ʂʅ⁵¹]
丨ㄠˋ ㄕˋ
conj.
yǒu rén
[iou²¹⁴ ʐən³⁵]
丨ㄡˇ ㄖㄣˊ
pron.
wèn qǐ
[uən⁵¹ tɕʰi²¹⁴]
ㄨㄣˋ ㄑ丨ˇ
v.
nɑ̀
[nᴀ⁵¹]
ㄋㄚˋ
pron.
jiɑ̀n
[tɕiɛn⁵¹]
ㄐ丨ㄢˋ
m.
shì
[ʂʅ⁵¹]
ㄕˋ
n.
，
nǐ
[ni²¹⁴]
ㄋ丨ˇ
pron.
jiù
[tɕiou⁵¹]
ㄐ丨ㄡˋ
adv.
ɡɑ̀o sù
[kɑu⁵¹ su⁵¹]
ㄍㄠˋ ㄙㄨˋ
v.
tɑ̄
[tʰᴀ⁵⁵]
ㄊㄚ
pron.
nǐ
[ni²¹⁴]
ㄋ丨ˇ
pron.
hɑ́i
[xai³⁵]
ㄏㄞˊ
adv.
méi
[mei³⁵]
ㄇㄟˊ
adv.
jiē dɑ̀o
[tɕiɛ⁵⁵ tɑu⁵¹]
ㄐ丨ㄝ ㄉㄠˋ
v.
tōnɡ zhī
[tʰoŋ⁵⁵ tʂʅ⁵⁵]
ㄊㄨㄥ ㄓ
n.
，
yě
[iɛ²¹⁴]
丨ㄝˇ
adv.
bù
[pu⁵¹]
ㄅㄨˋ
adv.
qīnɡ chǔ
[tɕʰiŋ⁵⁵ tʂʰu²¹⁴]
ㄑ丨ㄥ ㄔㄨˇ
adj.
zěn me huí shì
[tsən²¹⁴ mɤ⁴ xuei³⁵ ʂʅ⁵¹]
ㄗㄣˇ ˙ㄇㄜ ㄏㄨㄟˊ ㄕˋ
pron.
。
If someone asks about that, tell him you haven't been notified and don't know what happened.
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V+着+V+着

HSK 4

“V+着+V+着”结构中使用同一个动词，这个动词常为单音节动词。这个结构后面常接另一个动词，表示一个动作正在进行时出现了另一个动作。
The two verbs in the structure "V+着+V+着" are the same, usually a monosyllabic one. The structure is often followed by another verb, indicating another action occurs when the one mentioned is going on.

The example sentences of V+着+V+着

好，那我就放心了，别开着开着没油了。

hɑ̌o
[xɑu²¹⁴]
ㄏㄠˇ
adj.
，
nɑ̀
[nᴀ⁵¹]
ㄋㄚˋ
conj.
wǒ
[uo²¹⁴]
ㄨㄛˇ
pron.
jiù
[tɕiou⁵¹]
ㄐ丨ㄡˋ
adv.
fɑ̀nɡ xīn
[fɑŋ⁵¹ ɕin⁵⁵]
ㄈㄤˋ ㄒ丨ㄣ
v.
le
[lɤ]
ㄌㄜ
part.
，
bié
[piɛ³⁵]
ㄅ丨ㄝˊ
adv.
kɑ̄i
[kʰai⁵⁵]
ㄎㄞ
v.
zhuó
[tʂuo³⁵]
ㄓㄨㄛˊ
part.
kɑ̄i
[kʰai⁵⁵]
ㄎㄞ
v.
zhuó
[tʂuo³⁵]
ㄓㄨㄛˊ
part.
méi
[mei³⁵]
ㄇㄟˊ
v.
yóu
[iou³⁵]
丨ㄡˊ
n.
le
[lɤ]
ㄌㄜ
part.
。
Well, then I can rest assured, don't drive it and run out of gas.
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她讲着讲着自已就先笑了，而大家却不明白她到底为什么笑。

tɑ̄
[tʰᴀ⁵⁵]
ㄊㄚ
pron.
jiɑ̌nɡ
[tɕiɑŋ²¹⁴]
ㄐ丨ㄤˇ
v.
zhuó
[tʂuo³⁵]
ㄓㄨㄛˊ
part.
jiɑ̌nɡ
[tɕiɑŋ²¹⁴]
ㄐ丨ㄤˇ
v.
zhuó
[tʂuo³⁵]
ㄓㄨㄛˊ
part.
zì yǐ
[tsɿ⁵¹ i²¹⁴]
ㄗˋ 丨ˇ
adv.
jiù
[tɕiou⁵¹]
ㄐ丨ㄡˋ
adv.
xiɑ̄n
[ɕiɛn⁵⁵]
ㄒ丨ㄢ
adv.
xiɑ̀o
[ɕiɑu⁵¹]
ㄒ丨ㄠˋ
v.
le
[lɤ]
ㄌㄜ
part.
，
ér
[ər³⁵]
ㄦˊ
conj.
dɑ̀ jiɑ̄
[tᴀ⁵¹ tɕiᴀ⁵⁵]
ㄉㄚˋ ㄐ丨ㄚ
pron.
què
[tɕʰyɛ⁵¹]
ㄑㄩㄝˋ
adv.
bù
[pu⁵¹]
ㄅㄨˋ
adv.
mínɡ bɑ́i
[miŋ³⁵ pai³⁵]
ㄇ丨ㄥˊ ㄅㄞˊ
v.
tɑ̄
[tʰᴀ⁵⁵]
ㄊㄚ
pron.
dɑ̀o dǐ
[tɑu⁵¹ ti²¹⁴]
ㄉㄠˋ ㄉ丨ˇ
adv.
wèi shén me
[uei⁵¹ ʂən³⁵ mɤ³]
ㄨㄟˋ ㄕㄣˊ ˙ㄇㄜ
pron.
xiɑ̀o
[ɕiɑu⁵¹]
ㄒ丨ㄠˋ
v.
。
When she talked, she laughed first, but everyone didn't understand why she laughed.
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晚上躺在草地上看星星的感觉非常棒，有时候躺着躺着就安静地睡着了。

wɑ̌n shɑ̀nɡ
[uan²¹⁴ ʂɑŋ⁵¹]
ㄨㄢˇ ㄕㄤˋ
n.
tɑ̌nɡ zɑ̀i
[tʰɑŋ²¹⁴ tsai⁵¹]
ㄊㄤˇ ㄗㄞˋ
v.
cɑ̌o dì
[tsʰɑu²¹⁴ ti⁵¹]
ㄘㄠˇ ㄉ丨ˋ
n.
shɑ̀nɡ
[ʂɑŋ⁵¹]
ㄕㄤˋ
n.
kɑ̀n
[kʰan⁵¹]
ㄎㄢˋ
v.
xīnɡ xīnɡ
[ɕiŋ⁵⁵ ɕiŋ⁵⁵]
ㄒ丨ㄥ ㄒ丨ㄥ
n.
de
[tɤ]
ㄉㄜ
part.
ɡɑ̌n jué
[kan²¹⁴ tɕyɛ³⁵]
ㄍㄢˇ ㄐㄩㄝˊ
n.
fēi chɑ́nɡ
[fei⁵⁵ tʂʰɑŋ³⁵]
ㄈㄟ ㄔㄤˊ
adv.
bɑ̀nɡ
[pɑŋ⁵¹]
ㄅㄤˋ
adj.
，
yǒu shí hòu
[iou²¹⁴ ʂʅ³⁵ xou⁵¹]
丨ㄡˇ ㄕˊ ㄏㄡˋ
adv.
tɑ̌nɡ
[tʰɑŋ²¹⁴]
ㄊㄤˇ
v.
zhuó
[tʂuo³⁵]
ㄓㄨㄛˊ
part.
tɑ̌nɡ
[tʰɑŋ²¹⁴]
ㄊㄤˇ
v.
zhuó
[tʂuo³⁵]
ㄓㄨㄛˊ
part.
jiù
[tɕiou⁵¹]
ㄐ丨ㄡˋ
adv.
ɑ̄n jìnɡ
[an⁵⁵ tɕiŋ⁵¹]
ㄢ ㄐ丨ㄥˋ
adj.
dì
[ti⁵¹]
ㄉ丨ˋ
part.
shuì zhɑ́o
[ʂuei⁵¹ tʂɑu³⁵]
ㄕㄨㄟˋ ㄓㄠˊ
v.
le
[lɤ]
ㄌㄜ
part.
。
Lying on the grass at night and watching the stars feels great, and sometimes I fall asleep peacefully while lying down.
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