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B1 · Grammar reference

Reduplication of measure words

If you know what a measure word is and how to use it, you may be ready for this pattern, where the measure word can repeat, or "reduplicate." It's not a terribly common structure, but the two most common examples of it are 个个 and 天天. It adds the meaning of "every" to the noun that follows.

Structure

Subj + MW + MW + Predicate

Keywords
个 · every
Used for
Expressing quantity
Classification
Measure Words · HSK2

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