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Revision as of 05:25, 14 August 2012

In its most basic form, Chinese word order is very similar to English word order.

SV Structure

The most basic "Subject + Verb" word order in Chinese is:

Subject + Verb

You can form very simple sentences with just two words.

Examples

Very simple SV sentences
Subject Verb
你 吃 。
他 跑步 。
我 跳舞 。

SVO Structure

A basic sentence usually has an object, and is formed with this structure:

Subject + Verb + Object

This is the same as in English, and is commonly referred to as SVO word order. You can express a huge variety of things with this simple structure.

Examples

Simple SVO sentences
Subject Verb Object
你 吃 包子 。
他 说 中文 。
我 爱 你 。

See also

Sources and further reading

Books

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