Sentence pattern · Band 3
一边……一边……: doing two things at once
一边 A 一边 B
一边 means at the same time, one edge of the action plus the other. Say it twice, hang one verb on each 一边 and you are doing two things at once, the national sport of phone users at dinner. The subject stands in front, both verbs wear matching 一边 shoes, and English needs a whole while clause to keep up.
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The two 一边 halves pair with each other; 和 never joins them.
The subject stands in front of the pair; the frame does not open the sentence.
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What does 一边……一边…… mean?
一边 means at the same time, one edge of the action plus the other. Say it twice, hang one verb on each 一边 and you are doing two things at once, the national sport of phone users at dinner. The subject stands in front, both verbs wear matching 一边 shoes, and English needs a whole while clause to keep up.
How do you build it?
一边 A 一边 B
What is the most common mistake?
他一边吃饭和一边看手机。 → 他一边吃饭一边看手机。
The two 一边 halves pair with each other; 和 never joins them.
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