<p>你跑步跑得很快, grammarly correct and common.</p>

<p>你跑步很快 common but odd a little.</p>

<p>你跑得很快 grammarly correct and most common saying.</p>

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2019-02-26T15:52:56.147Z
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sfy
<p>"你跑得很快！" would be suffice.  It is a complement and grammatically correct.</p>

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2019-01-24T22:37:05.950Z
你**跑步**跑得很快 or 你**跑步**很快 is very precise, It means "you **run** very fast"

你**跑**得很快 is a little ambiguous, 跑 can be interpreted differently in different context , for example: 逃跑(escape), 跑開(go away)
Tang Ho
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Tony
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<p>你跑步很快 is a [SVO] sentence</p>
<p>你 (you) 跑步(run) 很快 (very fast)</p>
<p>很快 (very fast) is an adverb describing the verb 跑步 (to run)</p>
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<p>~</p>
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<p>你跑步跑得很快 is a [topic + comment/opinion] sentence</p>
<p>Topic: 你跑步(you run)</p>
<p>Comment/ Opinion: 跑<strong>得</strong>很快 (run to the degree of very fast)</p>
<p>Within the comment sentence: '跑'(run) is a verb; <strong>得</strong> (to the point of) is a degree complement; 很快 (very fast) is the adverb</p>
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<p>Other example of how 'degree complement' works</p>
<p>&quot;你說話說得很過分&quot;</p>
<p>Topic: 你說話 (you talk)</p>
<p>Comment/Opinion: 說<strong>得</strong>很過分 (talk <strong>to the degree</strong> of excessively)</p>
<p><em>Note: the comments: 跑<strong>得</strong>很快 and 說<strong>得</strong>很過分 are SOV sentences with the degree complement 得 before the adverb to indicate this adverb describes the <strong>degree</strong> of the verb.</em></p>
<p><em>你跑步很快 (SVO) and 你跑步跑得很快 (topic + comment) means the same thing, -- &quot;you run very fast&quot; ; &quot;you run to the degree of very fast&quot;.</em></p>
<p><em>The [SVO] sentence put emphasis on the verb '跑步'</em></p>
<p><em>The [topic + comment] sentence put emphasis on the topic, '你跑步'</em></p>

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Tang Ho
<p>“跑步” here is a noun means the task/cycle you done of running.<br>
When you use “跑得” after “跑步”, you may want to pointing to the state of his running act/action,<br>
It’s causing conflicts.</p>

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<p>“跑” means the act/action or general state of running,<br>
When you use “跑步” instead of “跑”, you are specially pointing to a task/cycle of his running.<br>
If just pointing to a short action or general state, just use “跑”</p>

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  <p>你跑得很快！</p>
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<p>If you are pointing his running cycles, use</p>

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  <p>你跑步很快</p>
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a_a
<p>I recently said to a native Chinese speaker: "你跑步跑得很快“ ,and then asked him if that sentence was grammatically correct. He said he understood what I was saying, but that he would have said: ”你跑步很快“. </p>

<p>I thought you had to use a complement in such a situation. Which is correct, and why? </p>

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2019-01-25T01:34:56.303Z
proposed ＂跑步跑得很快＂ appears to follow the rule for 程度补语 in the presence of an object,步, since, however 跑步 is a 离合词，this rule may not be followed, in fact note following examples  with fronted 名词 at http://www.lunwenstudy.com/hanyuyj/46308.html: 觉睡得真香，发理得太短、课上得很好 (this construction also available for V+O in general)  which corresponds to  步跑得很快 which in fact can also be found at iciba
user6065
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2019-01-25T04:44:49.963Z
Or, to further emphasize, one can say 跑得比西方记者还快
iBug
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2019-01-26T01:56:02.827Z
你跑步跑得很快 is perfectly fine grammatically. It's just not seen in casual conversations, and is equivalent to saying *Your [way of] running is very fast* instead of *You run very fast*.
dROOOze
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When to use a complement?
# When to use a complement?

(Asked by: username_0 on 2019-01-24)

I recently said to a native Chinese speaker: "你跑步跑得很快“ ,and then asked him if that sentence was grammatically correct. He said he understood what I was saying, but that he would have said: ”你跑步很快“.

I thought you had to use a complement in such a situation. Which is correct, and why?

**Tags:** translation, grammar

> **Comments:**
> **username_1**: proposed ＂跑步跑得很快＂ appears to follow the rule for 程度补语 in the presence of an object,步, since, however 跑步 is a 离合词，this rule may not be followed, in fact note following examples  with fronted 名词 at http://www.lunwenstudy.com/hanyuyj/46308.html: 觉睡得真香，发理得太短、课上得很好 (this construction also available for V+O in general)  which corresponds to  步跑得很快 which in fact can also be found at iciba  
> **username_2**: Or, to further emphasize, one can say 跑得比西方记者还快  
> **username_3**: 你跑步跑得很快 is perfectly fine grammatically. It's just not seen in casual conversations, and is equivalent to saying *Your [way of] running is very fast* instead of *You run very fast*.  

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## 4 answers

### Answer by username_4 on 2019-02-26. Score: 1

你跑步跑得很快, grammarly correct and common.

你跑步很快 common but odd a little.

你跑得很快 grammarly correct and most common saying.


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### Answer by username_5 on 2019-01-24. Score: 0

"你跑得很快！" would be suffice. It is a complement and grammatically correct.

> **Comments:**
> **username_6**: 你**跑步**跑得很快 or 你**跑步**很快 is very precise, It means "you **run** very fast"  你**跑**得很快 is a little ambiguous, 跑 can be interpreted differently in different context , for example: 逃跑(escape), 跑開(go away)  

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### Answer by username_6 on 2019-01-27. Score: 0

> 你跑步很快 is a [SVO] sentence
>
> 你 (you) 跑步(run) 很快 (very fast)
>
> 很快 (very fast) is an adverb describing the verb 跑步 (to run)

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> 你跑步跑得很快 is a [topic + comment/opinion] sentence
>
> Topic: 你跑步(you run)
>
> Comment/ Opinion: 跑**得**很快 (run to the degree of very fast)
>
> Within the comment sentence: '跑'(run) is a verb; **得** (to the point of) is a degree complement; 很快 (very fast) is the adverb

Other example of how 'degree complement' works

"你說話說得很過分"

Topic: 你說話 (you talk)

Comment/Opinion: 說**得**很過分 (talk **to the degree** of excessively)

*Note: the comments: 跑**得**很快 and 說**得**很過分 are SOV sentences with the degree complement 得 before the adverb to indicate this adverb describes the **degree** of the verb.*

*你跑步很快 (SVO) and 你跑步跑得很快 (topic + comment) means the same thing, -- "you run very fast" ; "you run to the degree of very fast".*

*The [SVO] sentence put emphasis on the verb '跑步'*

*The [topic + comment] sentence put emphasis on the topic, '你跑步'*


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### Answer by username_7 on 2019-08-13. Score: 0

“跑步” here is a noun means the task/cycle you done of running.  
When you use “跑得” after “跑步”, you may want to pointing to the state of his running act/action,  
It’s causing conflicts.

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“跑” means the act/action or general state of running,  
When you use “跑步” instead of “跑”, you are specially pointing to a task/cycle of his running.  
If just pointing to a short action or general state, just use “跑”

> 你跑得很快！

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If you are pointing his running cycles, use

> 你跑步很快


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