<p>one reason for using duplicate measure words is to emphasis. But in this case, using "一幅幅" is a bit different from "一幅". "一幅" implies "一幅画园林的画，其中有山有水有花", and "一幅幅" means "一副画山的画，一幅画水的画，一幅画花的画".</p>

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Not necessarily; 一幅幅 could also imply that each of the 画 contains 山, 水, or 花.
congusbongus
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ashbringer
<p><b>重叠量词</b> (repetitive classifiers) are used to indicate:</p>

<ul>
<li>every, or;</li>
<li>one by one, or;</li>
<li>abundance.</li>
</ul>

<blockquote>
  <p>除了计量名量词外，不少量词可以重叠使用。例如：名量词：个个/件件/张张。动量词：次次/趟趟/回回。</p>
  
  <p>量词重叠还有一种形式是 “一XX” 如 “一个个” “一件件”
  “一趟趟”，这种形式表示的语法意义有和上面的重叠形式相同的，也有不同的。意义有三种：</p>
  
  <ol>
  <li>表示“每一”。基本同 “XX” 重叠式。小伙子们一<b>个个</b>身强力壮。</li>
  <li>表示“逐一”。表示此种意义的重叠形式作状语。我们要一<b>件件</b>仔细检查，不要漏掉。</li>
  <li>表示“多”。他一<b>次次</b>给我打电话。</li>
  </ol>
</blockquote>

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<p>This is how I would interpret the particular sentence in your question,</p>

<blockquote>
  <p>园林里边有山，有水，有花儿，真是<b>一幅幅</b>美丽的山水画。</p>
</blockquote>

<p>Within the forest garden, there are hills, rivers and flowers; a picturesque view from <b>every</b> angle.</p>

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So how would you translate it in this case? "It's indeed beautiful as every landscape painting?"
pg-robban
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Here it's the first case, meaing "each". In your case, it means "Each of the gardens is like a beautiful landscape painting". Note that in the previous sentence,  the subject is "那些园林", which means "these gardens".
Huang
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非常感谢. Accepted.
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杨以轩
<p>I came across the following sentence in New Practical Chinese Reader 2, lesson 21, paraphrasing:</p>

<p>南方的花园</p>

<p>中国人常说： “上有天堂，下有苏杭。”意思是苏州和杭州这两个城市跟天堂一样美。它们都在中国的南方，是中国南方的“花园”。它们的美在哪儿呢？－－杭州的山水和苏州的园林。苏州的园林非常有名。那些园林是过去一些有钱人请人修建的。园林里边有山，有水，有花儿，真是*<strong>一幅幅</strong>*美丽的山水画。中国的园林跟西方的园林很不一样。中国的园林好像中国画，是用水和墨画的；西方的园林好像油画，是用油彩的。因为中国古典的园林常常是画家和诗人设计的，西方的园林是建筑师设计的，所以它们的美很不一样。</p>

<p>I learned that 幅 is a measure word for pictures and that some verbs can be duplicated, but I don't understand the implication in this context.</p>

<p>My Chinese friend says it can also be done for other measure words such as 一张张 but she couldn't explain why.</p>

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Purpose of duplicating measure words?
# Purpose of duplicating measure words?

(Asked by: username_0 on 2014-02-05)

I came across the following sentence in New Practical Chinese Reader 2, lesson 21, paraphrasing:

南方的花园

中国人常说： “上有天堂，下有苏杭。”意思是苏州和杭州这两个城市跟天堂一样美。它们都在中国的南方，是中国南方的“花园”。它们的美在哪儿呢？－－杭州的山水和苏州的园林。苏州的园林非常有名。那些园林是过去一些有钱人请人修建的。园林里边有山，有水，有花儿，真是\***一幅幅**\*美丽的山水画。中国的园林跟西方的园林很不一样。中国的园林好像中国画，是用水和墨画的；西方的园林好像油画，是用油彩的。因为中国古典的园林常常是画家和诗人设计的，西方的园林是建筑师设计的，所以它们的美很不一样。

I learned that 幅 is a measure word for pictures and that some verbs can be duplicated, but I don't understand the implication in this context.

My Chinese friend says it can also be done for other measure words such as 一张张 but she couldn't explain why.

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## 2 answers

### Answer by username_3 on 2014-02-05. Score: 9 | Accepted answer

**重叠量词** (repetitive classifiers) are used to indicate:

* every, or;
* one by one, or;
* abundance.

> 除了计量名量词外，不少量词可以重叠使用。例如：名量词：个个/件件/张张。动量词：次次/趟趟/回回。
>
> 量词重叠还有一种形式是 “一XX” 如 “一个个” “一件件”
> “一趟趟”，这种形式表示的语法意义有和上面的重叠形式相同的，也有不同的。意义有三种：
>
> 1. 表示“每一”。基本同 “XX” 重叠式。小伙子们一**个个**身强力壮。
> 2. 表示“逐一”。表示此种意义的重叠形式作状语。我们要一**件件**仔细检查，不要漏掉。
> 3. 表示“多”。他一**次次**给我打电话。

Source <http://www.china001.com/show_hdr.php?dname=6FA0G51&xpos=132>

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This is how I would interpret the particular sentence in your question,

> 园林里边有山，有水，有花儿，真是**一幅幅**美丽的山水画。

Within the forest garden, there are hills, rivers and flowers; a picturesque view from **every** angle.

> **Comments:**
> **username_0**: So how would you translate it in this case? "It's indeed beautiful as every landscape painting?"  
> **username_4**: Here it's the first case, meaing "each". In your case, it means "Each of the gardens is like a beautiful landscape painting". Note that in the previous sentence,  the subject is "那些园林", which means "these gardens".  
> **username_0**: 非常感谢. Accepted.  

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### Answer by username_1 on 2014-02-05. Score: 0

one reason for using duplicate measure words is to emphasis. But in this case, using "一幅幅" is a bit different from "一幅". "一幅" implies "一幅画园林的画，其中有山有水有花", and "一幅幅" means "一副画山的画，一幅画水的画，一幅画花的画".

> **Comments:**
> **username_2**: Not necessarily; 一幅幅 could also imply that each of the 画 contains 山, 水, or 花.  

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