Fred0 Posted December 14, 2016 at 03:34 PM Report Share Posted December 14, 2016 at 03:34 PM 树洞里数数的熊。This is someone's description of himself. What does 数数 mean in this sentence? The closest I can come is, "A bear thinking things out in a hole in a tree." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Publius Posted December 14, 2016 at 05:09 PM Report Share Posted December 14, 2016 at 05:09 PM It's shu3 shu4, the first is a verb (to count), the second a noun.(numbers) Many Chinese monosyllabic verbs have a default object, for example, 吃饭, 睡觉, 唱歌, 跳舞. 数(shu3) takes 数(shu4). 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fred0 Posted December 14, 2016 at 05:16 PM Author Report Share Posted December 14, 2016 at 05:16 PM Thank you. Then how would you translate the sentence "树洞里数数的熊?" Does 数数 have some kind of colloquial meaning, like "making yourself busy" or something like that? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Publius Posted December 14, 2016 at 05:27 PM Report Share Posted December 14, 2016 at 05:27 PM Does 数数 have some kind of colloquial meaning, like "making yourself busy" or something like that? Not that I know of. To me it just means he's counting. A bear in a tree hole, counting. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fred0 Posted December 14, 2016 at 05:33 PM Author Report Share Posted December 14, 2016 at 05:33 PM 谢谢您。 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Publius Posted December 14, 2016 at 05:41 PM Report Share Posted December 14, 2016 at 05:41 PM 不客气。 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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