Mandrin sentence – How to say “Let’s take a walk in the park and have a chat” in Chinese: 我们一起去公园走走， 聊聊天. Grammar : reduplication of verbs. 包美圣 Bao Mei Sheng，看我听我 kan wo ting wo.

How to say “Let’s take a walk in the park and have a chat” in Chinese: 我们一起去公园走走， 聊聊天。Wo3 men5 yi4 qi3 qu4 gong1 yuan2 zou3 zou3, liao2 liao2 tian1. Wo3 men5 (我们，pronoun, we) yi4 qi3 (一起 adverb, together) qu4 (去 verb, go) gong1 yuan2 (公园 noun, park) zou3 zou3 (走走 verb, walk), liao2 liao2 tian1 (聊聊天 verb, chat).

Grammar– reduplication of verbs.

The reduplication of verbs:
Verb reduplication is common in Chinese, denoting the meaning of informal and temporary character of the action, and it also makes the tone of the sentence milder. When it is used in imperative expressions, the reduplication of verbs can lessen the degree of imperativity:
For example:
你帮我找找我的书。
Ni3 bang1 wo3 zhao3 zhao3 wo3 de5 shu1.
Could you help me look for my book for a second?
请你等等我。
Qing3 ni3 deng3 deng3 wo3.
Could you please wait for me for a moment?

Compound verbs can also be reduplicated:
我们休习休习吧。
Wo3 men5 xiu1 xi5 xiu1 xi5 ba5.
Let’s take a rest for a moment.

The title of this song is kan4 kan4 wo3, ting1 ting1 wo3 看看我，听听我 (Look at me, listen to me)。See, isn’t that great that we can always find a Chinese song for the grammar structure? MMMM reduplication of verbs 🙂