daveonhols Posted October 23, 2011 at 06:41 PM Report Share Posted October 23, 2011 at 06:41 PM I had the idea once of what is the most number of consecutive identical characters you can have in a valid meaningful sentence. Eg 我现在在北京, containing two 在s. My teacher said "你最好 好好复习", which has three 好s. Any other suggestions? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guoke Posted October 23, 2011 at 11:35 PM Report Share Posted October 23, 2011 at 11:35 PM English can have five consecutive identical words in a sentence: I think that that that that that student wrote is illegible. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
imron Posted October 24, 2011 at 01:58 AM Report Share Posted October 24, 2011 at 01:58 AM It can have 8: Buffalo buffalo Buffalo buffalo buffalo buffalo Buffalo buffalo. 水牛水牛水牛水牛水牛水牛水牛水牛 doesn't quite have the same ring Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guoke Posted October 24, 2011 at 02:58 AM Report Share Posted October 24, 2011 at 02:58 AM 不可思议 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daofeishi Posted October 24, 2011 at 03:14 AM Report Share Posted October 24, 2011 at 03:14 AM I am not sure if anyone would ever say "个个个人", but grammatically speaking, it should be correct? In that case, we could say something like "<某事>---这个，个个个人都要注意." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WestTexas Posted October 24, 2011 at 03:56 AM Report Share Posted October 24, 2011 at 03:56 AM how about 呸呸呸呸! (btw, is this a bad word? someone told me it was but it just seems to mean 'stop!' so I don't get how it is vulgar) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daofeishi Posted October 24, 2011 at 04:52 AM Report Share Posted October 24, 2011 at 04:52 AM 呸呸呸呸 If we accept constructions where onomatopoeia, syllables or words are repeated for dramatic effect, then there is almost no limit to how many characters you can have in a sentence. “来来来，来来来，车快到了!” "不不不不不不，这不是我的意思！" etc So maybe we should exclude that from the discussion. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
imron Posted October 24, 2011 at 05:41 AM Report Share Posted October 24, 2011 at 05:41 AM So maybe we should exclude that from the discussion. 对对对 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
imluffy Posted October 24, 2011 at 08:08 AM Report Share Posted October 24, 2011 at 08:08 AM Here a couplet：海水朝，朝朝朝，朝朝朝落；浮云长，长长长，长长长消 Read：海水潮chao，朝zhao朝zhao潮chao，朝zhao潮chao朝zhao落。 浮云长zhang，长chang长chang长zhang，长chang长zhang长chang消。 意思是，海水涨潮，每天早上涨，早上涨也早上落；浮云渐变大，经常变大，常生常灭。 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
imluffy Posted October 24, 2011 at 08:21 AM Report Share Posted October 24, 2011 at 08:21 AM Here website you can see many sentences: 叠字联 “行，行，行，行行且止； 坐，坐，坐，坐坐何妨。” “佛脚清泉，飘飘飘飘飘下两条玉带；源头活水，冒冒冒冒冒出一串珍珠。” 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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