想了想有什么意思

trevorb
August 24, 2010, 07:06 PM posted in I Have a Question

我最近看一本书。 一个句是“他想了想” 我觉得句的意思是"he thought and thought" 对不对。

如果不对有什么意思

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lujiaojie
August 25, 2010, 01:58 AM

他想了想 意思是:他想了一会儿

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trevorb
August 25, 2010, 07:26 PM

谢谢,明白了。 

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trevorb
August 25, 2010, 07:39 PM

just a little thought here if

看了看 means have a little look as does 看看 what would be the more usually used format?

I've heard 想想 in use before and assumed this to be have a little think.  Is the verb pattern just shortened by removing the 了in common practice?

 

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simonpettersson

The '了' isn't really part of the pattern. It's what happens when you add a '了' to a reduplicated word. You usually stick it in the middle. '了' can have many different meanings, but one of them is similar to the past tense in English. So "我想想": I'll have a think/let me think; "我想了想": I had a think/I thought about it.

You can also stick an '一' in there without it changing much: "我想一想" means pretty much the same thing.

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trevorb

Cheers simon that makes sense, I just haven't got a firm handle on 了yet!