HSK 2 grammar · pattern
连动句
连动句 — serial verbs (one subject, verbs in sequence)
Pattern
+ + + +
( ) can be left out · other words may come before, between and after
How it works
When one subject does two actions in a row, both verbs follow the subject in the order the actions happen. The first verb often shows the means or purpose of the second, as in 去 + place + do something.
Examples
我去商店买东西。
Wǒ qù shāngdiàn mǎi dōngxi.
I go to the store to buy things.
他坐飞机去上海。
Tā zuò fēijī qù Shànghǎi.
He takes a plane to Shanghai.
我用手机看新闻。
Wǒ yòng shǒujī kàn xīnwén.
I use my phone to read the news.
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See it in a story
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