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*<em>培训 的 计划</em> ，我们 下次 开会 讨论 。<span class="trans">The price of this television isn't too expensive.</span> | *<em>培训 的 计划</em> ，我们 下次 开会 讨论 。<span class="trans">The price of this television isn't too expensive.</span> | ||
| − | *<em>上海 的 夏天</em> ，我 听说 | + | *<em>上海 的 夏天</em> ，我 听说 又 热 又 潮湿。<span class="trans">I've heard that it's very hot and humid in summer in Shanghai.</span> |
*<em></em> ，。<span class="trans">.</span> | *<em></em> ，。<span class="trans">.</span> | ||
*<em></em> ，。<span class="trans">.</span> | *<em></em> ，。<span class="trans">.</span> | ||
Revision as of 08:28, 13 December 2017
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In a topic-comment sentence, the usual word order is rearranged a bit in order to emphasize a certain part of a sentence. The part that is to be emphasized becomes the topic, and moves to the beginning of the sentence, with the comment on the topic coming after the topic has been stated.
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Examples
Just make sure to put a comma after the topic if you are writing the sentence down!
- 培训 的 计划 ，我们 下次 开会 讨论 。The price of this television isn't too expensive.
- 上海 的 夏天 ，我 听说 又 热 又 潮湿。I've heard that it's very hot and humid in summer in Shanghai.
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See also
Sources and further reading
Books
- Chinese: An Essential Grammar, Second Edition (pp. 149-50) Anything Goes (无所不谈) →buy
- Integrated Chinese: Level 1, Part 1 (3rd ed) (pp. 260) Anything Goes (无所不谈) →buy
- Integrated Chinese: Level 2, Part 1 (pp. 83-4) Anything Goes (无所不谈) →buy
- Modern Mandarin Chinese Grammar: A Practical Guide (pp. 353-4) Anything Goes (无所不谈) →buy
