Definition
一把把 is the reduplicated form of the classifier 把, following the pattern '一 + classifier + classifier' to mean 'each classifier' or 'one by one'. For 把 (handful), it means 'each handful' or 'handful after handful', emphasizing every instance in a sequence of handfuls.
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(classifier reduplication) each handfulhandful after handful
Examples
- 一把把。Tā cóng kǒudài lǐ zhuā chū yī bǎ huāshēng.He grabbed handful after handful of peanuts from his pocket.
- 一把把，。Tā bǎ táng fēn chéng yī bǎ, fēn gěi háizi men.She divided the candy into handfuls and gave them to the children.
- 一把把。Dì shang sǎ zhe yī bǎ guāzǐ ké.Handful after handful of sunflower seed shells were scattered on the ground.
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