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Verbs:
Verbs:
(Monosyllabic) action verbs are linked with the suffixes zhe, le, guo. For example:
kànzhe (reading/looking),
kànle (read [once at a past moment/time]),
kànguò (have/had read [at least once])
Le at the end of a sentence is separated from the sentence. For example:
Huǒchē dào le (Completed action: The train came/has come).
Action Verbs and their Objects are separated. For example:
kàn xìn (read a letter),
chī yú (eat fish),
kāi wánxiào (make a joke)
But the action verb and object are linked when they together express one concept. For example:
chīfàn (eat/make a living),
shuìjiào (sleep),
kànshū (read),
dǎqiú (play [ball game]),
jūgōng (bow),
kētóu (kowtow)
The syllables of Verb+Object type compound words are written separately when another element is inserted between the syllables. For example:
jūgōng (bow) à jūle yī ge gōng (bowed once)
An Action Verb and its complement are linked if both are monosyllabic. Otherwise they are separated. For example:
gǎohuài (ruin it),
zǒu jìnlái (walk in),
xiūlǐ hǎo (fix/repair [and make] it [mended]) |
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