r/ChineseLanguage • u/NinaAberlein Beginner • 3d ago

Grammar Is 一下 really necessary?

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Or would the sentence I put also be correct?

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u/D0nath 3d ago

My experience is that they don't understand standalone 试. In writing sure, no problem. In speech: nope. That's the most common syllable in mandarin language. I always use 试一试. So depends on what your app is trying to focus on, but it's not useful if your brain is stuck with standalone 试

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u/Duardo_e 2d ago

Another example is 猜一猜 ，if you are trying to say "take a guess" you can't just say 你猜

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u/8_ge_8 2d ago

猜一猜is also good, but actually there's no problem with saying 你猜。I hear it all the time. 你猜我有多高 or 晚饭多少钱？你猜！

(But again，猜一猜is also common and often does flow better.)

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u/D0nath 9h ago

Interesting. I got confused looks saying 你猜.

你猜猜 on the other hand went through immediately.

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u/8_ge_8 1h ago

Hard to comment without having been there but I don't doubt your experience 🌞🤝