The document describes the Chinese grammar structure "V著V著就...了", which is used to indicate that an action was repeated for a period of time and resulted in a new situation. The structure consists of a repeated verb followed by 著, then 就 and a comment on the new situation followed by 了. Examples are provided such as "我看著看著就哭了" meaning "I cried as I looked" and "我聽著聽著就睡著了" meaning "I fell asleep as I listened".

1. V著V著就...了
English meaning:
A repeated verb followed by the particle 著 (zhe) is used to
show that an action has be repeated for a period of time, and
as a result a new situation has arisen which the speaker wishes
to comment on.
Structure:
Verb + 著 + Verb + 著 + 就 + Comment + 了

2. A:那本書怎麼樣？
A: Nà běn shū zěnme yàng?
A: How about the book?
B:我昨天看著看著就哭了。
B: Wǒ zuótiān kànzhe kànzhe jiù kūle.
B: I cried when I looked it yesterday.
V著V著就...了

3. A:昨天的音樂好聽嗎？
A: Zuótiān de yīnyuè hǎotīng ma?
A: Did the music you listened yesterday good?
B:我聽著聽著就睡著了。
B: Wǒ tīngzhe tīngzhe jiù shuìzhele.
B: I fell asleep when listening to it.
V著V著就...了

4. Verb 著 Verb 著 就 Comment 了
看 著 看 著 就 哭 了
聽 著 聽 著 就 睡著 了
V著V著就...了

5. A:音樂好聽嗎？
A: Yīnyuè hǎotīng ma?
A: Is the music good?
B:我聽著聽著就哭了。
B: Wǒ tīngzhe tīngzhe jiù kūle.
B: I cried as I listened.
A:那昨天的表演好看嗎？
A: Nà zuótiān de biǎoyǎn hǎokàn ma?
A: Did the performance yesterday look good?
B:我看著看著就睡著了。
B: Wǒ kànzhe kànzhe jiù shuìzhele.
B: I fell asleep when I looked at it.
V著V著就...了

6. A:昨天的音樂好聽嗎？
B:我聽__聽_____睡著__。
A:你怎麼看__看_____哭了？
B:因為很久沒有見到阿姨了。
V著V著就...了

7. A:餐桌上的東西看起來好好吃。
B:_________________。
A:_________________？
B:很好看，我看著看著就哭了。
(對呀! 看著看著就肚子餓了。)
(這部電影好看嗎？)
V著V著就...了