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*<em>培训 的 计划</em> ，我们 下次 开会 讨论 。<span class="pinyin"><em>Péixùn de jìhuà</em>, wǒmen xiàcì kāi huì tǎolùn.</span><span class="trans">The price of this television isn't too expensive.</span>
 
 
*<em>上海 的 夏天</em> ，我 听说 又 热 又 潮湿 。<span class="pinyin"><em>Shànghǎi de xiàtiān</em>, wǒ tīngshuō yòu rè yòu cháoshī.</span><span class="trans">I've heard that it's very hot and humid in summer in Shanghai.</span>
 
*<em>上海 的 夏天</em> ，我 听说 又 热 又 潮湿 。<span class="pinyin"><em>Shànghǎi de xiàtiān</em>, wǒ tīngshuō yòu rè yòu cháoshī.</span><span class="trans">I've heard that it's very hot and humid in summer in Shanghai.</span>
 
*<em>这个 新 项目</em> ，公司 打算 让 我 来 负责 。<span class="pinyin"><em>Zhège xīn xiàngmù</em>, gōngsī dǎsuàn ràng wǒ lái fùzé.</span><span class="trans">The company plans to let me in charge of this new project.</span>
 
*<em>这个 新 项目</em> ，公司 打算 让 我 来 负责 。<span class="pinyin"><em>Zhège xīn xiàngmù</em>, gōngsī dǎsuàn ràng wǒ lái fùzé.</span><span class="trans">The company plans to let me in charge of this new project.</span>
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*<em>新 老板 的 家庭 背景</em> ，大家 常常 在 办公室 八卦 。<span class="pinyin"><em>Xīn lǎobǎn de jiātíng bèijǐng</em>, dàjiā chángcháng zài bàngōngshì bāguà.</span><span class="trans">People often gossip about new boss' family background.</span>
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Revision as of 03:20, 2 January 2018

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.

Structure

Topic ，Comment

Examples

Just make sure to put a comma after the topic if you are writing the sentence down!

  • 上海 的 夏天 ，我 听说 又 热 又 潮湿 。Shànghǎi de xiàtiān, wǒ tīngshuō yòu rè yòu cháoshī.I've heard that it's very hot and humid in summer in Shanghai.
  • 这个 新 项目 ，公司 打算 让 我 来 负责 。Zhège xīn xiàngmù, gōngsī dǎsuàn ràng wǒ lái fùzé.The company plans to let me in charge of this new project.
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See also

Sources and further reading

Books

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