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一边……一边…… — doing two things at once
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Music while you study
- Your friend always listens to music when doing homework. You want to describe both actions at once.
- he / him他while一边to listen to听music音乐，while一边做作业。 — "He does his homework while listening to music."
while一边 + verb1，while一边 + verb2
- while一边……while一边…… means two actions happen at the same time: while一边eat吃饭while一边看电视, eat while watching TV.
- Both actions are done by the same person, and each while一边 goes straight before its verb.
we我们while一边eat吃饭，while一边chat聊天。
Complete: “eat while watching TV” 一边吃饭，____看电视
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Each action takes its own 一边.
Build: “He does his homework while listening to music.”
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Subject + 一边 + verb1, 一边 + verb2.
Where the subject goes
- The subject comes once, at the start: mum妈妈while一边cook做饭，while一边sing唱歌。 — "Mum sings while she cooks."
- Ask with (yes/no ?)吗: you你to like喜欢while一边to walk走路while一边to listen to听music音乐(yes/no ?)吗？, Do you like listening to music while you walk?
mum妈妈while一边cook做饭，while一边sing唱歌。
Which sentence says “Mum sings while she cooks”?
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The subject comes once at the start, and each 一边 sits directly before its verb.
Short form in speech
- In quick speech, suffix of a noun of locality边……suffix of a noun of locality边…… is also possible: suffix of a noun of locality边to walk走suffix of a noun of locality边variant of 说说, talk while walking. The full while一边……while一边 is safer in writing.
Watch out
- Use while一边……while一边 for actions, not for states or feelings: while一边degree / adjective linker很happy高兴 is wrong.
- Put each while一边 before its own verb: while一边eat吃饭while一边看电视, not while一边eat吃饭看电视while一边.
他一边很高兴，一边很累 is a natural sentence.
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False. 一边……一边 joins actions, not states or feelings such as 高兴 and 累.
Recap
- Subject + while一边 + verb1，while一边 + verb2 = doing two things at the same time.
- One subject, two actions; each while一边 sits directly before its verb.
Describe two habits from your evening routine where you do two things at once. Close the examples. Say them, then write them in Chinese.
Compare meaning and word order with the model; your sentences need not copy it. A partner or teacher must hear the spoken version to comment on pronunciation.