<p>It is a typo. We never use reduplication of noun 小时.</p>

<p>There is another typo in this sentence. 我到水就好 should be 找到水就好.</p>

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2018-11-20T09:17:42.827Z
The second typo (我 for 找) is mine.
Ben Jackson
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2018-11-20T05:17:06.970Z
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Genghis Yang
<p>Chinese uses reduplication of verbs and adjectives all the time, but I can't find any explanation of reduplication of nouns to explain <strong>小时小时</strong> in this sentence:</p>

<p>(from a Mandarin Companion reader, 地心游记, chapter 5. Our heroes are out of water...)</p>

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  <p>不管怎么样，我到水就好。我们一起跟着老许去找水，<strong>走了半个多小时小时</strong>，我们听到了地下河水的声音。</p>
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<p>I interpret 半个多小时 as "more than half an hour" (but less than an hour).  What does the repetition of 小时 mean here?</p>

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2018-11-19T21:10:42.313Z
I believe it is a typo in the book.
Archeosudoerus
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2018-11-19T21:12:44.170Z
Agree, it’s a typo.
dROOOze
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Reduplication of the noun 小时 in 走了半个多小时小时
# Reduplication of the noun 小时 in 走了半个多小时小时

(Asked by: username_0 on 2018-11-19)

Chinese uses reduplication of verbs and adjectives all the time, but I can't find any explanation of reduplication of nouns to explain **小时小时** in this sentence:

(from a Mandarin Companion reader, 地心游记, chapter 5. Our heroes are out of water...)

> 不管怎么样，我到水就好。我们一起跟着老许去找水，**走了半个多小时小时**，我们听到了地下河水的声音。

I interpret 半个多小时 as "more than half an hour" (but less than an hour). What does the repetition of 小时 mean here?

**Tags:** meaning-in-context, time

> **Comments:**
> **username_1**: I believe it is a typo in the book.  
> **username_2**: Agree, it’s a typo.  

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## 1 answers

### Answer by username_3 on 2018-11-20. Score: 2 | Accepted answer

It is a typo. We never use reduplication of noun 小时.

There is another typo in this sentence. 我到水就好 should be 找到水就好.

> **Comments:**
> **username_0**: The second typo (我 for 找) is mine.  

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