Difference between revisions of "Preposition"

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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
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* [[Basic comparisons with "bi"|]]
** 比 ... 得多 / 多了
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** [[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
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* [[Comparing "chao" "xiang" and "wang"|]]
* 趁
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* [[Opportune timing with "chen"|]]
* 当
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* [["Among" as "dangzhong"|]]
* 对
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* [[Using "dui"|]]
* 对于
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* [[Comparing "dui" and "duiyu"|对于]]
* 关于
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* [[Comparing "guanyu" and "duiyu"|关于]]
 
* 就
 
* 就
* 据
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* [[Comparing "genju" and "ju"|]]
 
* 靠
 
* 靠
* 凭
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* [["On the basis of" with "ping"|]]
* 随着
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* [["Along with…" Using "suizhe"|随着]]
* 往
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* [[Comparing "chao" "xiang" and "wang"|]]
* 为
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* [["For" with "wei"|]]
* 为了
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* [[Expressing purpose with "weile"|为了]]
 
* 向依照
 
* 向依照
* 以
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* [[|以]]
* 由
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* [[由|]]
 
* 自
 
* 自
* 自从
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* [["(Ever) Since" with "(zi)cong"|自从]]
 
* 在 ... 上, 中, 下
 
* 在 ... 上, 中, 下
  

Revision as of 06:37, 31 May 2013

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].
  • 对于
  • 关于
  • 随着
  • 为了
  • 向依照
  • 自从
  • 在 ... 上, 中, 下

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