<p>It can be used that way, but nobody does that. Most people use one 去. Either before or after is fine.</p>

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2014-09-01T16:45:53.030Z
2014-09-01T16:45:53.030Z
George Chen
<p>It's an informal and redundant way of saying "去 + verb + 了", or "verb去了".</p>

<p>去打牌去了 (informal, redundant) --> 去打牌了 (formal, correct), or 打牌去了(formal, correct).</p>

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2014-09-04T06:53:37.103Z
2014-09-04T06:53:37.103Z
Zz'Rot
<p>It can be used in Mandarin. However it sounds informal.</p>

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2014-09-02T10:06:59.003Z
2014-09-02T10:06:59.003Z
Isaac
<p>Such usage is rare in modern generation. Often in spoken Chinese "去打牌了" suffices.</p>

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2014-09-06T10:43:59.607Z
2014-09-06T10:43:59.607Z
Yes
<p>Where we live I often here the construct 去 + 某某某 + 去了, for instance:</p>

<p>去打牌去了</p>

<p>去上厕所去了</p>

<p>去做饭去了</p>

<p>Can this kind of construct be used in Mandarin aswell?</p>

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2014-09-09T00:37:44.323Z
If not Mandarin, where is this common?
mc01
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Mandarin: 去 + xxx + 去了?
# Mandarin: 去 + xxx + 去了?

(Asked by: username_0 on 2014-09-01)

Where we live I often here the construct 去 + 某某某 + 去了, for instance:

去打牌去了

去上厕所去了

去做饭去了

Can this kind of construct be used in Mandarin aswell?

**Tags:** mandarin, topolect

> **Comments:**
> **username_1**: If not Mandarin, where is this common?  

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## 4 answers

### Answer by username_2 on 2014-09-01. Score: 4 | Accepted answer

It can be used that way, but nobody does that. Most people use one 去. Either before or after is fine.


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### Answer by username_3 on 2014-09-04. Score: 2

It's an informal and redundant way of saying "去 + verb + 了", or "verb去了".

去打牌去了 (informal, redundant) --> 去打牌了 (formal, correct), or 打牌去了(formal, correct).


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### Answer by username_4 on 2014-09-02. Score: 2

It can be used in Mandarin. However it sounds informal.


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### Answer by username_5 on 2014-09-06. Score: 1

Such usage is rare in modern generation. Often in spoken Chinese "去打牌了" suffices.


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