Mandarin · Chapter 31 · Lesson 14 · Grammar primer
Verb reduplication
看看, 看一看, 休息休息. Doubling a verb makes the action brief and tentative, which is how Mandarin softens a request. The neutral tone on the second copy, and why AABB belongs to adjectives instead.
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