Today's Chinese characters:
今天
今天word: 今天
pinyin: jīntiān
details is a time word. You're going to learn a very important piece of grammar: the use of time words as an adverbial adjunct.
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Today
Dialogue 18
Sentence Structure 18 Adverbial AdjunctsAn adverbial adjunct is used to modify a verb or an adjective. Adverbs, adjectives, time words and prepositional constructions can all be used as an adverbial adjunct. They usually precede the part which is being modified. Examples of adverbs used as an adverbial adjunct 他们word: 他们 pinyin: tāmen details都character: 都 pinyin: dōu details来character: 来 pinyin: lái details。 我character: 我 pinyin: wǒ details很character: 很 pinyin: hěn details好character: 好 pinyin: hǎo details。 Example of time word used as an adverbial adjunct 他们word: 他们 pinyin: tāmen details今天word: 今天 pinyin: jīntiān details来character: 来 pinyin: lái details。 |
Sentence Structure 19 Time Words Used As An Adverbial AdjunctTime words are nouns or numeral-measure compounds indicating time. They may be used as subjects, objects, predicates, attributives, complements, or adverbial adjuncts. Here we pay special attention to their use as an adverbial adjunct. When used as an adverbial adjunct, time words generally come before the main element of the predicate. Example 他们word: 他们 pinyin: tāmen details今天word: 今天 pinyin: jīntiān details来character: 来 pinyin: lái details。 Anyway, when special emphasis is laid on the time words, they may be shifted before the subject to the beginning of the sentence. Example 今天word: 今天 pinyin: jīntiān details他们word: 他们 pinyin: tāmen details来character: 来 pinyin: lái details。
(emphasis on 今天word: 今天 pinyin: jīntiān details) |
Exercise
Do you remember their meaning and pronunciation?
(sorry, this time no pinyin!)
一character: 一
pinyin:
details
二character: 二
pinyin:
details
十character: 十
pinyin:
details
四character: 四
pinyin:
details
五character: 五
pinyin:
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七character: 七
pinyin:
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六character: 六
pinyin:
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八character: 八
pinyin:
details
三character: 三
pinyin:
details
九character: 九
pinyin:
details
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Characters' Details
Chinese Character 68 of 1000
appearance score: # 336
frequency: 0.0654374%
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Strokes

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There's no difference between the simplified and the traditional version of this character.
Chinese Character 69 of 1000
appearance score: # 78
frequency: 0.2169898%
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Animation

Strokes

Pronunciation

Meaning

There's no difference between the simplified and the traditional version of this character.