一页页 (yī yè yè) — page by page, every page (adverbial, describing sequential action)

Definition

Reduplicated form of 页 meaning 'page by page / every page' — used adverbially to describe doing something sequentially through every page. Pairs with the de (地) marker before a verb.

numeral
page by pageevery page (adverbial, describing sequential action)

Examples

  • 一页页。
    Tā yī yè yè dì fān kàn nà běn jiù shū.
    He flipped through that old book page by page.
  • 一页页。
    Tā yī yè yè dú wán le zhěng běn xiǎo shuō.
    She read the entire novel page by page.
  • 一页页。
    Wǒ yī yè yè jiǎn chá le suǒ yǒu wén jiàn.
    I checked all the documents page by page.

Origin

Characters in this word

An abstract idea shown by a mark or a diagram rather than by a picture of an object.

一 is drawn as one horizontal stroke, marking the number one.

Open 一 →

A drawing of the thing itself, worn down over three thousand years into a few strokes.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 頁; 页 is its simplified writing.

The traditional form 頁 drew a head and body of a kneeling person; later 頁 was used to write page. This explanation is about 頁, not the simplified 页.

Open 页 →

A drawing of the thing itself, worn down over three thousand years into a few strokes.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 頁; 页 is its simplified writing.

The traditional form 頁 drew a head and body of a kneeling person; later 頁 was used to write page. This explanation is about 頁, not the simplified 页.

Open 页 →

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