双双 (shuāng shuāng) — (noun) pairs (formal/literary)
Definition
A literary adverb meaning 'both (of two)' placed before the verb to emphasize that two people or things do the same thing together, as in 双双获得 ('both won').
noun
pairs (formal/literary)
Examples
- 双双。Tā men shuāng shuāng huò dé le jiǎng xué jīn.They both won scholarships.
- 双双。Zhè duì xīn rén shuāng shuāng bù rù le hūn yīn diàn táng.The newlyweds both entered the marriage hall.
- 双双。Tā men liǎng rén shuāng shuāng tōng guò le kǎo shì.The two of them both passed the exam.
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