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** 被 marks the agent (the person or thing performing the action) in [[Passive voice|passive constructions]] | ** 被 marks the agent (the person or thing performing the action) in [[Passive voice|passive constructions]] | ||
* Some prepositions are also verbs, and others are exclusively prepositions <ref>[http://www.amazon.cn/mn/detailApp?_encoding=UTF8&tag=allset-23&linkCode=as2&asin=B001J0ADWA&camp=536&creative=3132&creativeASIN=B001J0ADWA "外国人实用汉语语法(中英文对照)", p. 123]</ref>. | * Some prepositions are also verbs, and others are exclusively prepositions <ref>[http://www.amazon.cn/mn/detailApp?_encoding=UTF8&tag=allset-23&linkCode=as2&asin=B001J0ADWA&camp=536&creative=3132&creativeASIN=B001J0ADWA "外国人实用汉语语法(中英文对照)", p. 123]</ref>. | ||
| − | * 比 | + | * [[Basic comparisons with "bi"|比]] |
| − | ** 比 ... 得多 / 多了 | + | ** [[Expressing "much more" in comparisons|比 ... 得多 / 多了]] |
** 比 ... 更 / 还 | ** 比 ... 更 / 还 | ||
** ... 比 ... 都 ... | ** ... 比 ... 都 ... | ||
** ... 比起 ... 来 ... | ** ... 比起 ... 来 ... | ||
| − | * 朝 | + | * [[Comparing "chao" "xiang" and "wang"|朝]] |
| − | * 趁 | + | * [[Opportune timing with "chen"|趁]] |
| − | * 当 | + | * [["Among" as "dangzhong"|当]] |
| − | * 对 | + | * [[Using "dui"|对]] |
| − | * 对于 | + | * [[Comparing "dui" and "duiyu"|对于]] |
| − | * 关于 | + | * [[Comparing "guanyu" and "duiyu"|关于]] |
* 就 | * 就 | ||
| − | * 据 | + | * [[Comparing "genju" and "ju"|据]] |
* 靠 | * 靠 | ||
| − | * 凭 | + | * [["On the basis of" with "ping"|凭]] |
| − | * 随着 | + | * [["Along with…" Using "suizhe"|随着]] |
| − | * 往 | + | * [[Comparing "chao" "xiang" and "wang"|往]] |
| − | * 为 | + | * [["For" with "wei"|为]] |
| − | * 为了 | + | * [[Expressing purpose with "weile"|为了]] |
* 向依照 | * 向依照 | ||
| − | * 以 | + | * [[以|以]] |
| − | * 由 | + | * [[由|由]] |
* 自 | * 自 | ||
| − | * 自从 | + | * [["(Ever) Since" with "(zi)cong"|自从]] |
* 在 ... 上, 中, 下 | * 在 ... 上, 中, 下 | ||
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Notes
- Can indicate:
- Time, place, direction
- Object or target
- Reason
- Manner
- Passive
- Comparison
- Exclusion
- Cannot be used alone
- Cannot be reduplicated
- Cannot take aspect particles 了, 着, 过 (in general)
- Cannot form positive-negative questions
- Prepositions collocate (go with) certain objects, e.g.
- 在, 从 usually go with locations
- 从 can also go with time words
- 离 goes with lengths of time or distances
- 对 indicates objects, recipients or targets
- 给 also indicates objects, recipients and targets, and also indicates that something is being done for them
- 连 introduces objects that are surprising or unexpected
- 被 marks the agent (the person or thing performing the action) in passive constructions
- Some prepositions are also verbs, and others are exclusively prepositions [1].
- 比
- 比 ... 得多 / 多了
- 比 ... 更 / 还
- ... 比 ... 都 ...
- ... 比起 ... 来 ...
- 朝
- 趁
- 当
- 对
- 对于
- 关于
- 就
- 据
- 靠
- 凭
- 随着
- 往
- 为
- 为了
- 向依照
- 以
- 由
- 自
- 自从
- 在 ... 上, 中, 下
References
Sources
- 实用汉语语法 (p. 56 - 57)
- Practicing HSK Grammar (pp. 67 - 94)
- Modern Mandarin Chinese Grammar: A Practical Guide (pp. 82 - 88)
