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Speaker Verb Reduplication Effect Tone Softens Make Sound

Front How does verb reduplication effect the tone?
Back Softens the tone to make the speaker sound more polite or less blunt, particularly relevent when the speaker is making a request or suggestion

这件事我一个人做不了,你可不可以来帮帮我?
这么重要的事,咱们应该先讨论讨论再做决定。
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