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The pattern A是A,B是B
The pattern A是A,B是B
HSK 4
new HSK 4
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Colloquial
The pattern
A是A,B是B
emphasizes the difference between the two concepts. For example, “me is me and you are you”.
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This pattern is used in spoken language.
Examples
朋友
是
朋友,女友是女友,你应该分得清楚吧
A friend is a friend, and a girlfriend is a girlfriend. You should be able to distinguish it
péngyou shì péngyou, nǚpéngyou shì nǚpéngyou, nǐ yīnggāi fēn de qīngchu ba
去年
是
去年,今年是今年,情况已经变了
Last year is last year, and this year is this year. The situation has changed
qùnián shì qùnián, jīnnián shì jīnnián, qíngkuàng yǐjīng biàn le
想
是
想,做是做,结果完全不一样
Thinking is thinking, and doing is doing. They end up with completely different results
xiǎng shì xiǎng, zuò shì zuò, jiéguǒ wánquán bù yíyàng
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