{"id":361,"date":"2022-06-06T07:21:48","date_gmt":"2022-06-06T07:21:48","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/?page_id=361"},"modified":"2026-08-26T07:27:18","modified_gmt":"2026-08-25T23:27:18","slug":"foundation","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/index.php\/foundation\/","title":{"rendered":"Foundation"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"has-text-align-right wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);color:#4573b2\" class=\"has-inline-color\">Click here to modify \u2198\ufe0f&nbsp;<br> the characters and pinyin&nbsp;<\/mark><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<!-- ============================================================\n     Foundation \u2014 OneDotDot Chinese\n     \"Ledger\" layout: sticky category rail + one continuous numbered index.\n     Paste into a WordPress Custom HTML block.\n     ============================================================ -->\n<div id=\"odd-foundation-ledger\">\n<header class=\"odd-l-hero\">\n<p class=\"odd-l-eyebrow\">Before&nbsp;HSK&nbsp;1<\/p>\n<h1 class=\"odd-l-title\"><em>Foundation<\/em> <span class=\"odd-l-title-zh\"><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u57fa\u790e<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u57fa\u7840<\/span><\/span><\/h1>\n<p class=\"odd-l-sub\">An index of 17 points across 4 categories, before you start HSK.<\/p>\n<nav aria-label=\"Grammar levels\" class=\"odd-l-hsk-nav\">\n<a class=\"odd-l-hsk is-active\" href=\"https:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/index.php\/foundation\/\">Foundation<\/a>\n<a class=\"odd-l-hsk\" href=\"https:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/index.php\/a1\/\">HSK1<\/a>\n<a class=\"odd-l-hsk\" href=\"https:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/index.php\/a2\/\">HSK2<\/a>\n<a class=\"odd-l-hsk\" href=\"https:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/index.php\/b1\/\">HSK3<\/a>\n<a class=\"odd-l-hsk\" href=\"https:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/index.php\/b1-hsk4\/\">HSK4<\/a>\n<a class=\"odd-l-hsk\" href=\"https:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/index.php\/b2\/\">HSK5<\/a>\n<a class=\"odd-l-hsk\" href=\"https:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/index.php\/b2-hsk6\/\">HSK6<\/a>\n<a class=\"odd-l-hsk\" href=\"https:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/index.php\/c1-grammar\/\">HSK7-9<\/a>\n<\/nav>\n<\/header>\n<div class=\"odd-l-body\">\n<nav aria-label=\"Jump to category\" class=\"odd-l-rail\">\n<a class=\"odd-rail-link\" href=\"#sec-intro\"><span class=\"odd-rail-tag\">INTRO<\/span><span class=\"odd-rail-name\">Orientation<\/span><\/a>\n<a class=\"odd-rail-link\" href=\"#sec-wordclass\"><span class=\"odd-rail-tag\">WC<\/span><span class=\"odd-rail-name\">Word classes<\/span><\/a>\n<a class=\"odd-rail-link\" href=\"#sec-syntax\"><span class=\"odd-rail-tag\">SYN<\/span><span class=\"odd-rail-name\">Sentence basics<\/span><\/a>\n<a class=\"odd-rail-link\" href=\"#sec-morph\"><span class=\"odd-rail-tag\">MORPH<\/span><span class=\"odd-rail-name\">Word formation<\/span><\/a>\n<\/nav>\n<div class=\"odd-l-content\">\n<section class=\"odd-section\" id=\"sec-intro\">\n<div class=\"odd-section-head\">\n<span class=\"odd-section-tag\">INTRO<\/span>\n<h2 class=\"odd-section-en\">Orientation<\/h2>\n<span class=\"odd-section-zh\"><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u5c0e\u8ad6<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u5bfc\u8bba<\/span><\/span>\n<\/div>\n<ul class=\"odd-row-list\">\n<li class=\"odd-row\">\n<a href=\"https:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/index.php\/2022\/06\/25\/chineselanguage\/\">\n<span class=\"odd-row-num\">01<\/span>\n<span class=\"odd-row-en\">What is Chinese Language<\/span>\n<span class=\"odd-row-hanzi\"><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u6f22\u8a9e<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u6c49\u8bed<\/span> <span class=\"pinyin\">h\u00e0ny\u01d4<\/span> \/ <span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u666e\u901a\u8a71<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u666e\u901a\u8bdd<\/span> <span class=\"pinyin\">p\u01d4t\u014dnghu\u00e0<\/span> \/ <span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u4e2d\u6587<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u4e2d\u6587<\/span> <span class=\"pinyin\">zh\u014dngw\u00e9n<\/span><\/span>\n<span class=\"odd-row-arrow\">\u2192<\/span>\n<\/a>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"odd-row\">\n<a href=\"https:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/index.php\/2022\/10\/11\/abbreviations\/\">\n<span class=\"odd-row-num\">02<\/span>\n<span class=\"odd-row-en\">Abbreviations of Chinese Grammar Terms<\/span>\n<span class=\"odd-row-arrow\">\u2192<\/span>\n<\/a>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/section>\n<section class=\"odd-section\" id=\"sec-wordclass\">\n<div class=\"odd-section-head\">\n<span class=\"odd-section-tag\">WC<\/span>\n<h2 class=\"odd-section-en\">Word classes<\/h2>\n<span class=\"odd-section-zh\"><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u8a5e\u985e<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u8bcd\u7c7b<\/span><\/span>\n<\/div>\n<ul class=\"odd-row-list\">\n<li class=\"odd-row\">\n<a href=\"https:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/index.php\/2022\/10\/08\/chinese-noun\/\">\n<span class=\"odd-row-num\">03<\/span>\n<span class=\"odd-row-en\">Nouns<\/span>\n<span class=\"odd-row-hanzi\"><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u540d\u8a5e<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u540d\u8bcd<\/span> <span class=\"pinyin\">m\u00edngc\u00ed<\/span><\/span>\n<span class=\"odd-row-arrow\">\u2192<\/span>\n<\/a>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"odd-row\">\n<a href=\"https:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/index.php\/2024\/04\/16\/zero-pronoun\/\">\n<span class=\"odd-row-num\">04<\/span>\n<span class=\"odd-row-en\">Zero Pronoun<\/span>\n<span class=\"odd-row-hanzi\"><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u96f6\u4ee3\u8a5e<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u96f6\u4ee3\u8bcd<\/span> <span class=\"pinyin\">l\u00edngd\u00e0ic\u00ed<\/span><\/span>\n<span class=\"odd-row-arrow\">\u2192<\/span>\n<\/a>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"odd-row\">\n<a href=\"https:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/index.php\/2022\/10\/12\/verbs\/\">\n<span class=\"odd-row-num\">05<\/span>\n<span class=\"odd-row-en\">Verbs<\/span>\n<span class=\"odd-row-hanzi\"><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u52d5\u8a5e<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u52a8\u8bcd<\/span> <span class=\"pinyin\">d\u00f2ngc\u00ed<\/span><\/span>\n<span class=\"odd-row-arrow\">\u2192<\/span>\n<\/a>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"odd-row\">\n<a href=\"https:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/index.php\/2023\/06\/11\/separable-verbs\/\">\n<span class=\"odd-row-num\">06<\/span>\n<span class=\"odd-row-en\">Separable Verbs (VO Structure)<\/span>\n<span class=\"odd-row-hanzi\"><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u96e2\u5408\u8a5e<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u79bb\u5408\u8bcd<\/span> <span class=\"pinyin\">l\u00edh\u00e9c\u00ed<\/span><\/span>\n<span class=\"odd-row-arrow\">\u2192<\/span>\n<\/a>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"odd-row\">\n<a href=\"https:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/index.php\/2022\/06\/14\/stativeverbs\/\">\n<span class=\"odd-row-num\">07<\/span>\n<span class=\"odd-row-en\">Stative Verbs (Chinese Adj.)<\/span>\n<span class=\"odd-row-hanzi\"><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u5f62\u5bb9\u8a5e<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u5f62\u5bb9\u8bcd<\/span> <span class=\"pinyin\">x\u00edngr\u00f3ngc\u00ed<\/span><\/span>\n<span class=\"odd-row-arrow\">\u2192<\/span>\n<\/a>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"odd-row\">\n<a href=\"https:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/index.php\/2022\/10\/07\/chinese-measure-words\/\">\n<span class=\"odd-row-num\">08<\/span>\n<span class=\"odd-row-en\">Chinese Measure Words<\/span>\n<span class=\"odd-row-hanzi\"><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u91cf\u8a5e<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u91cf\u8bcd<\/span> <span class=\"pinyin\">li\u00e0ngc\u00ed<\/span><\/span>\n<span class=\"odd-row-arrow\">\u2192<\/span>\n<\/a>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"odd-row\"><a href=\"https:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/index.php\/2026\/08\/23\/chinese-question-words\/\"><span class=\"odd-row-num\">09<\/span><span class=\"odd-row-en\">Chinese Question Words<\/span><span class=\"odd-row-hanzi\"><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u7591\u554f\u8a5e<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u7591\u95ee\u8bcd<\/span> <span class=\"pinyin\">y\u00edw\u00e8nc\u00ed<\/span><\/span><span class=\"odd-row-arrow\">\u2192<\/span><\/a><\/li><\/ul>\n<\/section>\n<section class=\"odd-section\" id=\"sec-syntax\">\n<div class=\"odd-section-head\">\n<span class=\"odd-section-tag\">SYN<\/span>\n<h2 class=\"odd-section-en\">Sentence basics<\/h2>\n<span class=\"odd-section-zh\"><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u53e5\u5b50\u57fa\u790e<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u53e5\u5b50\u57fa\u7840<\/span><\/span>\n<\/div>\n<ul class=\"odd-row-list\">\n<li class=\"odd-row\">\n<a href=\"https:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/index.php\/2022\/07\/13\/chinese-sentence-structure\/\">\n<span class=\"odd-row-num\">10<\/span>\n<span class=\"odd-row-en\">Chinese Sentence Structure<\/span>\n<span class=\"odd-row-hanzi\"><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u53e5\u5b50\u7d50\u69cb<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u53e5\u5b50\u7ed3\u6784<\/span> <span class=\"pinyin\">j\u00f9ziji\u00e9g\u00f2u<\/span><\/span>\n<span class=\"odd-row-arrow\">\u2192<\/span>\n<\/a>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"odd-row\">\n<a href=\"https:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/index.php\/2022\/07\/16\/the-in-chinese\/\">\n<span class=\"odd-row-num\">11<\/span>\n<span class=\"odd-row-en\">How to express &#8220;the&#8221; in Chinese<\/span>\n<span class=\"odd-row-arrow\">\u2192<\/span>\n<\/a>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"odd-row\">\n<a href=\"https:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/index.php\/2024\/12\/03\/yes-no-in-chinese\/\">\n<span class=\"odd-row-num\">12<\/span>\n<span class=\"odd-row-en\">How to say &#8220;Yes&#8221; and &#8220;No&#8221; in Chinese<\/span>\n<span class=\"odd-row-arrow\">\u2192<\/span>\n<\/a>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"odd-row\">\n<a href=\"https:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/index.php\/2022\/11\/28\/chinese-complements\/\">\n<span class=\"odd-row-num\">13<\/span>\n<span class=\"odd-row-en\">Chinese Complements<\/span>\n<span class=\"odd-row-hanzi\"><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u88dc\u8a9e<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u8865\u8bed<\/span> <span class=\"pinyin\">b\u01d4y\u01d4<\/span><\/span>\n<span class=\"odd-row-arrow\">\u2192<\/span>\n<\/a>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"odd-row\"><a href=\"https:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/index.php\/2026\/08\/25\/chinese-ba-structure\/\"><span class=\"odd-row-num\">14<\/span><span class=\"odd-row-en\">\u201c\u628a\u201d Sentence<\/span><span class=\"odd-row-hanzi\"><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u628a\u5b57\u53e5<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u628a\u5b57\u53e5<\/span> <span class=\"pinyin\">b\u01cez\u00ecj\u00f9<\/span><\/span><span class=\"odd-row-arrow\">\u2192<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"odd-row\"><a href=\"https:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/index.php\/2026\/08\/26\/chinese-bei-structure\/\"><span class=\"odd-row-num\">15<\/span><span class=\"odd-row-en\">\u201c\u88ab\u201d Sentence<\/span><span class=\"odd-row-hanzi\"><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u88ab\u5b57\u53e5<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u88ab\u5b57\u53e5<\/span> <span class=\"pinyin\">b\u00e8iz\u00ecj\u00f9<\/span><\/span><span class=\"odd-row-arrow\">\u2192<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"odd-row\"><a href=\"https:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/index.php\/2026\/08\/24\/chinese-comparison-sentences\/\"><span class=\"odd-row-num\">16<\/span><span class=\"odd-row-en\">Comparative Sentences<\/span><span class=\"odd-row-hanzi\"><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u6bd4\u8f03\u53e5<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u6bd4\u8f83\u53e5<\/span> <span class=\"pinyin\">b\u01d0ji\u00e0oj\u00f9<\/span><\/span><span class=\"odd-row-arrow\">\u2192<\/span><\/a><\/li><\/ul>\n<\/section>\n<section class=\"odd-section\" id=\"sec-morph\">\n<div class=\"odd-section-head\">\n<span class=\"odd-section-tag\">MORPH<\/span>\n<h2 class=\"odd-section-en\">Word formation<\/h2>\n<span class=\"odd-section-zh\"><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u69cb\u8a5e\u6cd5<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u6784\u8bcd\u6cd5<\/span><\/span>\n<\/div>\n<ul class=\"odd-row-list\">\n<li class=\"odd-row\">\n<a href=\"https:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/index.php\/2022\/08\/02\/chinese-compound-word\/\">\n<span class=\"odd-row-num\">17<\/span>\n<span class=\"odd-row-en\">Chinese Compound Word<\/span>\n<span class=\"odd-row-hanzi\"><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u8907\u5408\u8a5e<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u590d\u5408\u8bcd<\/span> <span class=\"pinyin\">f\u00f9h\u00e9c\u00ed<\/span><\/span>\n<span class=\"odd-row-arrow\">\u2192<\/span>\n<\/a>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<style>\n#odd-foundation-ledger {\n  --odd-indigo: #2E4A62;\n  --odd-vermilion: #C1440E;\n  --odd-brass: #8db5b3;\n  --odd-seal: #8B1E3F;\n  --odd-white: #FFFFFF;\n  --odd-ink: #22303C;\n  --odd-line: #E3DFD6;\n\n  --odd-font-display: 'Fraunces', Georgia, serif;\n  --odd-font-zh: 'Noto Serif TC', 'Noto Serif SC', serif;\n  --odd-font-mono: 'IBM Plex Mono', monospace;\n\n  background: var(--odd-white) !important;\n  color: var(--odd-ink) !important;\n  max-width: 980px;\n  margin: 0 auto;\n  padding: 0 20px 90px;\n  box-sizing: border-box;\n}\n#odd-foundation-ledger *, #odd-foundation-ledger 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