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*这个 问题 <em></em> ，你一个人 解决 不了。<span class="pinyin">Zhège wèntí <em></em>, nǐ yī gèrén jiějué bùliǎo.</span><span class="trans">You can't solve this problem all by yourself.</span>
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*<em>这个 问题 </em> ，你一个人 解决 不了。<span class="pinyin"><em>Zhège wèntí</em>, nǐ yī gèrén jiějué bùliǎo.</span><span class="trans">You can't solve this problem all by yourself.</span>
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*那 部 电影 <em></em> ，看 过 的 人 都 喜欢 。<span class="pinyin">Nà bù diànyǐng <em></em>, kàn guò de rén dōu xǐhuan.</span><span class="trans">Whoever watched that movie likes it.</span>
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*<em>那 部 电影 </em> ，看 过 的 人 都 喜欢 。<span class="pinyin"><em>Nà bù diànyǐng</em>, kàn guò de rén dōu xǐhuan.</span><span class="trans">Whoever watched that movie likes it.</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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*你 借 我 的 钱<em></em> ，还没 还 吧 ？<span class="trans">You haven't returned the money you borrowed from me, have you?</span>
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*<em>你 借 我 的 钱</em> ，还没 还 吧 ？<span class="pinyin"><em>Nǐ jiè wǒ de qián</em>, hái méi hái ba?</span><span class="trans">You haven't returned the money you borrowed from me, have you?</span>
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*他 的 事 <em></em> ，我 不 想 管 那么 多 。<span class="trans">I don't want to be so much involved in his business.</span>
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*<em>他 的 事</em> ，我 不 想 管 那么 多 。<span class="pinyin"><em>Tā de shì</em>, wǒ bù xiǎng guǎn nàme duō.</span><span class="trans">I don't want to be so much involved in his business.</span>
 
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Revision as of 03:38, 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!

  • 这个 问题 ，你一个人 解决 不了。Zhège wèntí, nǐ yī gèrén jiějué bùliǎo.You can't solve this problem all by yourself.
  • 那 部 电影 ，看 过 的 人 都 喜欢 。Nà bù diànyǐng, kàn guò de rén dōu xǐhuan.Whoever watched that movie likes it.
  • 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.
  • 你 借 我 的 钱 ，还没 还 吧 ？Nǐ jiè wǒ de qián, hái méi hái ba?You haven't returned the money you borrowed from me, have you?
  • 他 的 事 ，我 不 想 管 那么 多 。Tā de shì, wǒ bù xiǎng guǎn nàme duō.I don't want to be so much involved in his business.
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See also

Sources and further reading

Books

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