Topic-comment sentences

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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

Examples

Just make sure to put a comma after the topic if you are writing the sentence down!

  • 培训 的 计划 ,我们 下次 开会 讨论 。The price of this television isn't too expensive.
  • 上海 的 夏天 ,我 听说 每天 下 雨,也 很 潮湿。I've heard that it rains every day and is very humid in the summer in Shanghai.
  • ,。.
  • ,。.
  • ,。.

See also

Sources and further reading

Books

{{Source|Integrated Chinese: Level 1, Part 1 (3rd ed)|260)