Mandarin Chinese · HSK 3.0 Band 1 · Chapter 38
一边看一边吃Reading while eating
Say you're doing two things at once with 一边…一边….
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一边看一边吃— Reading while eating
- 小白友天, 你在做什么?What are you doing?
- 友天我一边看书一边吃饭.Reading and eating.
- 小白不太好吧?Not great?
- 友天没事. 我还在听歌呢!It's fine. I'm listening to music too!
- 小白太忙了! 你笑什么?So busy! What are you laughing at?
- 友天这本书太好玩儿了!This book is so funny!
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一边走一边说— Talking while walking
- 山明我们走路去吧.Let's walk there.
- 小白好. 我们一边走一边说话.OK. We can talk while we walk.
- 山明你在听什么?What are you listening to?
- 小白我在听歌. 这些歌很好听.I'm listening to songs. They're really nice.
- 山明你听见我说话了吗?Did you hear what I said?
- 小白听见了! 我能一边听歌一边说话!I did! I can listen to songs and talk at the same time!
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- 一边
expressionwhile (doing two things at once)
- 说话
verbto talk
- 歌
nounsong
- 听见
verbto hear
- 笑
verbto laugh
- 听到
verbto hear
- 看到
verbto see
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- 歌
song
唱歌 chàng gē — sing (a song) — separable verb- 笑
to laugh
笑 xiào — to laugh开玩笑 kāi wánxiào — to joke
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xiàolaughRecognition
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Two things at once: 一边…一边…
Explanation
To say someone does two things at the same time, put 一边 before each verb: 我一边看书一边吃饭 (I read while I eat). Both actions belong to the same person. Use it only for things that can happen together.
Examples
- 我一边看书一边吃饭.I read while I eat.
- 她一边吃饭一边听歌.She listens to music while she eats.
- 我们一边喝茶一边说话.We talk while we drink tea.
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听见, 看见, 听到, 看到: it reached you
Explanation
听 and 看 only say you're doing the action. Add 见 or 到 to say it worked: 听见了 (I heard it), 看到了 (I saw it). If it didn't work, use 没: 我没听见 (I didn't hear it). Don't say 我不听见.
Examples
- 你听见我说话了吗?Did you hear me talking?
- 我看到你的手机了.I saw your phone.
- 我没听到.I didn't hear it.
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