第三年第两百五十九天

[nnozomi]

语法
Reduplication of measure words
https://mandarinbean.com/the-overlap-of-quantifiers-and-quantity/

词汇
后果, consequence; 后面, behind; 后年, the year after next; 背后, behind; 落后, backward; 前后, front and back/from start to finish 后果 hòuguǒ, consequence; 后面 hòumiàn, behind; 后年 hòu nián, the year after next; 背后 bèi hòu, behind; 落后 luòhòu, backward; 前后 qián hòu, front and back/from start to finish
https://mandarinbean.com/new-hsk-3-word-list/

Guardian:
一个个五官都被抹去, all their faces were removed
但是花草树木年年生长, but flowers and trees grow year by year
后果不敢想象, I don't dare imagine the consequences

Me:
为了收集数据，我们要把所有的龙一条一条数。
你说后年，我觉得真的是猴年马月。

Comments

[yaaurens]

....I read this post about reduplicating measure words, and not half an hour later HEAR IT USED IN A SHOW and went, hey, that sounds familiar! I know what that means!

Apparently this is working, hahaha, at least a little

[nnozomi]

Perfect timing! I think that's how it works, a little at a time, 一点点.

[trobadora]

Reduplication of measure words

Hmmm, somehow I've osmosed this stuff without ever consciously learning it. I got all the questions right, even. Nice!

[nnozomi]

真棒！ :)