Basic sentence order

See also: Word order

The most basic word order in Chinese is:

Subject + Verb

You can form very simple sentences with just two words:

Very simple SV sentences

Subject	Verb
你	吃	。
他	跑步	。
我	跳舞	。

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.

Simple SVO sentences

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