Word combinations in the 一A一B pattern
In Chinese, there are phrases that follow the pattern. These are idiomatic, fixed expressions that just need to be memorized. In the construction, we should one-syllable words in place of “A” and “B”
Let’s learn the most popular expressions:
Examples
一五一十地给我解释了我要怎么做
He explained to me in detail what I had to do
tā yí wǔ yì shí de gěi wǒ jiěshì le wǒ yào zěnme zuò
他说得跟我一模一样
He said exactly the same thing as me!
tā shuō dé gēn wǒ yì mú yí yàng
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