HSK 6 grammar · pattern
A一量，B一量
你一…我一… — each in turn (back-and-forth)
Pattern
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( ) can be left out · other words may come before, between and after
How it works
This frame gives two parties each "one measure" in turn to show an exchange or alternation — 你一言，我一语 (each puts in a word), 你一口，我一口. It paints a lively back-and-forth.
Examples
大家你一言，我一语，讨论得很热闹。
Dàjiā nǐ yì yán, wǒ yì yǔ, tǎolùn de hěn rènao.
Everyone chimed in with a word here and there, and the discussion was lively.
两个孩子你一口，我一口，把蛋糕吃完了。
Liǎng ge háizi nǐ yì kǒu, wǒ yì kǒu, bǎ dàngāo chī wán le.
The two kids finished the cake, one bite each in turn.
他们你一拳，我一脚，打了起来。
Tāmen nǐ yì quán, wǒ yì jiǎo, dǎ le qǐlái.
They started fighting, trading a punch and a kick.
Related
See it in a story
In the app, A一量，B一量 is underlined wherever it appears in the stories you read, and practised with sentences from them. Free.