第一百六十三天

[nnozomi]

语法
Reduplication of verbs (V+V, top 1/3 of page)
https://resources.allsetlearning.com/chinese/grammar/Reduplication_of_verbs
(This grammar point is not complicated enough to need separating into multiple days, but I'm going to anyway because a) we can use a break after 了 hell and b) I find it cute and entertaining)

词汇
教, teach; also 教学楼, teaching building/academic wing (I have never seen this word even once, why is it in the list when more useful words like 教室 and 教授 aren't) 教 jiào, teach; also 教学楼 jiào xué lóu, teaching building
https://mandarinbean.com/new-hsk-1-word-list/

Guardian:
管？当然得管了。你去管管，我看看。Get involved? Sure we should get involved. You go get yourself involved, I'm gonna look on. (one of my favorite Zhao Yunlanisms)
我来试试, I'll give it a try.
你先回去休息吧，我送送教授. You go back and rest, I'll escort the professor.

Me:
你看看，我的草莓终于果实结了！
她总是给我教教各种各种中文说法。

Comments

[nnozomi]

because I've always wondered if there was any difference between the 试试 and 试一试 constructions.
I'm still not totally sure myself, but I guess the 一 one feels lighter to me?

I would have expected it to show up somewhere in Guardian if it were common, though!
Seriously!