Mandarin Chinese · HSK 3.0 Band 1 · Chapter 38

一边看一边吃Reading while eating

Yìbiān kàn yìbiān chī

Reading while eating chapter.

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一边看一边吃— Reading while eating

  1. 小白yǒutiān, zàizuòshénme?What are you doing?
  2. 友天biānkànshūbiānchīfàn.Reading and eating.
  3. 小白tàihǎoba?Not great?
  4. 友天méishì. biāntīng.No problem. Listening to music too.
  5. 小白tàimángle!Too busy!
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biān

expressionon one side / while

adverbalso (revisit Bk1)

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song

唱歌 chàng gē — sing (a song) — separable verb
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复合句 — 一边 X 一边 Y

Explanation

一边 + V₁ + 一边 + V₂ = doing X and Y at the same time. 例: 一边看书一边吃饭. 注意: 同主语. 不能用于不能同时的动作.

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  • yǒutiān, zàizuòshénme?What are you doing?

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