{"id":1186,"date":"2022-07-13T14:43:00","date_gmt":"2022-07-13T06:43:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/?p=1186"},"modified":"2026-08-21T16:32:31","modified_gmt":"2026-08-21T08:32:31","slug":"chinese-sentence-structure","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/index.php\/2022\/07\/13\/chinese-sentence-structure\/","title":{"rendered":"Chinese sentence structure"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_86 ez-toc-wrap-left counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-white ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Table of Content\"><span class=\"ez-toc-js-icon-con\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/index.php\/2022\/07\/13\/chinese-sentence-structure\/#The_Most_Common_Sentence_Order\" >The Most Common Sentence Order<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/index.php\/2022\/07\/13\/chinese-sentence-structure\/#Two_Common_Sentence_Structures\" >Two Common Sentence Structures<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-3' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/index.php\/2022\/07\/13\/chinese-sentence-structure\/#%F0%9F%93%8C_Subject_%E2%80%93_Verb_%E2%80%93_Object_SVO\" >\ud83d\udccc Subject \u2013 Verb \u2013 Object (SVO)<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/index.php\/2022\/07\/13\/chinese-sentence-structure\/#%F0%9F%93%8C_Topic_%E2%80%93_Comment\" >\ud83d\udccc Topic \u2013 Comment<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/index.php\/2022\/07\/13\/chinese-sentence-structure\/#Which_One_Is_Better\" >Which One Is Better?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-6\" href=\"https:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/index.php\/2022\/07\/13\/chinese-sentence-structure\/#Can_I_Always_Use_S-V-O\" >Can I Always Use S-V-O?<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-3' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-7\" href=\"https:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/index.php\/2022\/07\/13\/chinese-sentence-structure\/#Greetings_and_Wishes\" >Greetings and Wishes<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n\n<div style=\"height:14px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<link rel=\"preconnect\" href=\"https:\/\/fonts.googleapis.com\">\n<link rel=\"preconnect\" href=\"https:\/\/fonts.gstatic.com\" crossorigin=\"\">\n<link href=\"https:\/\/fonts.googleapis.com\/css2?family=Cormorant+Garamond:ital,wght@0,400;0,500;0,600;1,500&amp;family=Noto+Serif+TC:wght@300;500;600&amp;family=Noto+Serif+SC:wght@300;500;600&amp;family=Jost:wght@400;500&amp;display=swap\" rel=\"stylesheet\">\n\n<style>\n\n  .odd-post{\n    --ink: #24221D;\n    --ink-soft: #726E64;\n    --jade: #3F5D52;\n    --jade-deep: #2B4038;\n    --gold: #A9843F;\n    --red: #A13D2C;\n    --hair: rgba(36,34,29,0.13);\n    --panel: #FAF9F5;\n\n    background: #FFFFFF;\n    color: var(--ink);\n    font-family: 'Jost', sans-serif;\n    font-weight: 400;\n    line-height: 1.75;\n    -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased;\n    max-width: 680px;\n    margin: 0 auto;\npadding: 0 32px;\n  }\n\n  .odd-post *{ box-sizing: border-box; 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margin:0 0 26px; padding:18px 22px; border-left:2px solid var(--gold); background:var(--panel); border-radius:2px; font-size:14.5px;\">\n      <p style=\"margin:0 0 10px; font-family:'Cormorant Garamond', serif; font-style:italic; font-size:17px; color:var(--jade-deep);\">Time + Subject + How + Direction + Location + Action<\/p>\n      <ul style=\"margin:0; padding-left:18px;\">\n        <li>The time word can go either before or after the subject.<\/li>\n        <li>If you want to specify direction, it goes after &#8220;how&#8221; and before the location.<\/li>\n      <\/ul>\n    <\/div>\n\n    <div class=\"table-scroll\">\n      <table class=\"parts-table\">\n        <thead>\n          <tr><th>Time<\/th><th>Subject<\/th><th>How<\/th><th>Direction<\/th><th>Location<\/th><th>Action<\/th><\/tr>\n        <\/thead>\n        <tbody>\n          <tr>\n            <td><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u53bb\u5e74<\/span><rt>q\u00f9ni\u00e1n<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u53bb\u5e74<\/span><rt>q\u00f9ni\u00e1n<\/rt><\/ruby><\/td>\n            <td><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u5f1f\u5f1f<\/span><rt>d\u00ecdi<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u5f1f\u5f1f<\/span><rt>d\u00ecdi<\/rt><\/ruby><\/td>\n            <td><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u5750\u8239<\/span><rt>zu\u00f2 chu\u00e1n<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u5750\u8239<\/span><rt>zu\u00f2 chu\u00e1n<\/rt><\/ruby><\/td>\n            <td><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u4f86<\/span><rt>l\u00e1i<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u6765<\/span><rt>l\u00e1i<\/rt><\/ruby><\/td>\n            <td><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u53f0\u7063<\/span><rt>T\u00e1iw\u0101n<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u53f0\u6e7e<\/span><rt>T\u00e1iw\u0101n<\/rt><\/ruby><\/td>\n            <td><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u770b\u6211<\/span><rt>k\u00e0n w\u01d2<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u770b\u6211<\/span><rt>k\u00e0n w\u01d2<\/rt><\/ruby><\/td>\n          <\/tr>\n          <tr class=\"gloss-row\">\n            <td>last year<\/td><td>(my) brother<\/td><td>took a boat<\/td><td>(to) come<\/td><td>Taiwan<\/td><td>to see me<\/td>\n          <\/tr>\n        <\/tbody>\n      <\/table>\n    <\/div>\n    <p class=\"section-body\" style=\"font-size:14px; color:var(--ink-soft); font-style:italic; max-width:66ch; margin:-14px 0 30px;\">\n      &#8220;Last year, my brother took a boat to Taiwan to see me.&#8221;\n    <\/p>\n\n    <div class=\"example-list\">\n      <div class=\"example-row\">\n        <span class=\"zh-block\"><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u6628\u5929<\/span><rt>zu\u00f3ti\u0101n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6211<\/span><rt>w\u01d2<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u642d\u706b\u8eca<\/span><rt>d\u0101 hu\u01d2ch\u0113<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u53bb<\/span><rt>q\u00f9<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e0a\u6d77<\/span><rt>Sh\u00e0ngh\u01cei<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u898b<\/span><rt>ji\u00e0n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u670b\u53cb<\/span><rt>p\u00e9ngy\u01d2u<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u6628\u5929<\/span><rt>zu\u00f3ti\u0101n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6211<\/span><rt>w\u01d2<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u642d\u706b\u8f66<\/span><rt>d\u0101 hu\u01d2ch\u0113<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u53bb<\/span><rt>q\u00f9<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e0a\u6d77<\/span><rt>Sh\u00e0ngh\u01cei<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u89c1<\/span><rt>ji\u00e0n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u670b\u53cb<\/span><rt>p\u00e9ngyou<\/rt><\/ruby><\/span>\n        <span class=\"gloss\">I took a train to Shanghai to meet friends yesterday.<\/span>\n      <\/div>\n      <div class=\"example-row\">\n        <span class=\"zh-block\"><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u65e9\u4e0a<\/span><rt>z\u01ceoshang<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5abd\u5abd<\/span><rt>m\u0101ma<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u958b\u8eca<\/span><rt>k\u0101ich\u0113<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u53bb<\/span><rt>q\u00f9<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8d85\u5e02<\/span><rt>ch\u0101osh\u00ec<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8cb7<\/span><rt>m\u01cei<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6771\u897f<\/span><rt>d\u014dngx\u012b<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u65e9\u4e0a<\/span><rt>z\u01ceoshang<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5988\u5988<\/span><rt>m\u0101ma<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5f00\u8f66<\/span><rt>k\u0101ich\u0113<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u53bb<\/span><rt>q\u00f9<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8d85\u5e02<\/span><rt>ch\u0101osh\u00ec<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e70<\/span><rt>m\u01cei<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e1c\u897f<\/span><rt>d\u014dngxi<\/rt><\/ruby><\/span>\n        <span class=\"gloss\">Mom drove to the supermarket to buy things this morning.<\/span>\n      <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n\n    <div class=\"section-body\">\n      <p>\n        None of these six slots are mandatory, though \u2014 a sentence only pulls in the ones it actually\n        needs. It&#8217;s common to see a sentence use <b>Location<\/b> while skipping <b>How<\/b> and\n        <b>Direction<\/b> entirely.\n      <\/p>\n    <\/div>\n\n    <div class=\"example-list\">\n      <div class=\"example-row\">\n        <span class=\"zh-block\"><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u6211<\/span><rt>w\u01d2<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5728<\/span><rt>z\u00e0i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5496\u5561\u5e97<\/span><rt>k\u0101f\u0113idi\u00e0n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u559d<\/span><rt>h\u0113<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5496\u5561<\/span><rt>k\u0101f\u0113i<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u6211<\/span><rt>w\u01d2<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5728<\/span><rt>z\u00e0i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5496\u5561\u5e97<\/span><rt>k\u0101f\u0113idi\u00e0n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u559d<\/span><rt>h\u0113<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5496\u5561<\/span><rt>k\u0101f\u0113i<\/rt><\/ruby><\/span>\n        <span class=\"gloss\">I drink coffee at the coffee shop. \u2014 Location only, no How or Direction<\/span>\n      <\/div>\n      <div class=\"example-row\">\n        <span class=\"zh-block\"><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u5c0f\u72d7<\/span><rt>xi\u01ceog\u01d2u<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5728<\/span><rt>z\u00e0i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6211<\/span><rt>w\u01d2<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5e8a\u4e0a<\/span><rt>chu\u00e1ngsh\u00e0ng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u7761\u89ba<\/span><rt>shu\u00ecji\u00e0o<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u5c0f\u72d7<\/span><rt>xi\u01ceog\u01d2u<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5728<\/span><rt>z\u00e0i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6211<\/span><rt>w\u01d2<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5e8a\u4e0a<\/span><rt>chu\u00e1ngshang<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u7761\u89c9<\/span><rt>shu\u00ecji\u00e0o<\/rt><\/ruby><\/span>\n        <span class=\"gloss\">The puppy sleeps on my bed. \u2014 Location only, no How or Direction<\/span>\n      <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n\n    <div class=\"note-callout\" style=\"max-width:680px; margin:0 0 26px; padding:18px 22px; border-left:2px solid var(--gold); background:var(--panel); border-radius:2px; font-size:14.5px;\">\n      <p style=\"margin:0 0 10px;\">\n        <b style=\"color:var(--jade-deep);\">Time words vs. duration<\/b> \u2014 easy to confuse, since both involve time, but they sit on opposite\n        sides of the verb. A time word (like &#8220;yesterday&#8221; or &#8220;at 3pm&#8221;) says <em>when<\/em> something\n        happens, and always comes <b>before<\/b> the verb, in the Time slot. A duration (like &#8220;for two\n        hours&#8221;) says <em>how long<\/em> something lasted, and always comes <b>after<\/b> the verb instead.\n      <\/p>\n    <\/div>\n\n    <div class=\"example-list\">\n      <div class=\"example-row\">\n        <span class=\"zh-block\"><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u6211<\/span><rt>w\u01d2<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6628\u5929<\/span><rt>zu\u00f3ti\u0101n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u770b<\/span><rt>k\u00e0n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u66f8<\/span><rt>sh\u016b<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u6211<\/span><rt>w\u01d2<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6628\u5929<\/span><rt>zu\u00f3ti\u0101n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u770b<\/span><rt>k\u00e0n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e66<\/span><rt>sh\u016b<\/rt><\/ruby><\/span>\n        <span class=\"gloss\">I read yesterday. \u2014 time word, before the verb<\/span>\n      <\/div>\n      <div class=\"example-row\">\n        <span class=\"zh-block\"><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u6211<\/span><rt>w\u01d2<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u770b<\/span><rt>k\u00e0n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u66f8<\/span><rt>sh\u016b<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u770b<\/span><rt>k\u00e0n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e86<\/span><rt>le<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5169\u500b<\/span><rt>li\u01ceng ge<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5c0f\u6642<\/span><rt>xi\u01ceosh\u00ed<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u6211<\/span><rt>w\u01d2<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u770b<\/span><rt>k\u00e0n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e66<\/span><rt>sh\u016b<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u770b<\/span><rt>k\u00e0n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e86<\/span><rt>le<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e24\u4e2a<\/span><rt>li\u01ceng ge<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5c0f\u65f6<\/span><rt>xi\u01ceosh\u00ed<\/rt><\/ruby><\/span>\n        <span class=\"gloss\">I read for two hours. \u2014 duration, after the verb<\/span>\n      <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/section>\n\n  <div class=\"divider\"><\/div>\n\n  <section>\n    <p class=\"section-eyebrow\">Two shapes<\/p>\n    <h2 class=\"section-title\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Two_Common_Sentence_Structures\"><\/span>Two Common Sentence Structures<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n    <h3 class=\"subsection-title\" style=\"margin-top:0;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%F0%9F%93%8C_Subject_%E2%80%93_Verb_%E2%80%93_Object_SVO\"><\/span>\ud83d\udccc Subject \u2013 Verb \u2013 Object (SVO)<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n    <div class=\"section-body\">\n      <p>\n        Like English, Chinese usually follows Subject\u2013Verb\u2013Object. The subject performs the action; the\n        verb names the action or state; the object receives it. In &#8220;She eats an apple,&#8221; &#8220;She&#8221; acts,\n        &#8220;eats&#8221; is the action, and &#8220;an apple&#8221; is what&#8217;s acted upon.\n      <\/p>\n    <\/div>\n\n    <table class=\"term-table\">\n      <thead>\n        <tr><th><\/th><th>Subject<\/th><th>Verb<\/th><th>Object<\/th><\/tr>\n      <\/thead>\n      <tbody>\n        <tr>\n          <td style=\"color:var(--ink-soft); font-size:13px;\">Chinese<\/td>\n          <td><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u5979<\/span><rt>t\u0101<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u5979<\/span><rt>t\u0101<\/rt><\/ruby><\/td>\n          <td><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u5403<\/span><rt>ch\u012b<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u5403<\/span><rt>ch\u012b<\/rt><\/ruby><\/td>\n          <td><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u860b\u679c<\/span><rt>p\u00ednggu\u01d2<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u82f9\u679c<\/span><rt>p\u00ednggu\u01d2<\/rt><\/ruby><\/td>\n        <\/tr>\n        <tr>\n          <td style=\"color:var(--ink-soft); font-size:13px;\">English<\/td>\n          <td>She<\/td><td>eats<\/td><td>(an) apple<\/td>\n        <\/tr>\n        <tr>\n          <td style=\"color:var(--ink-soft); font-size:13px;\">Chinese<\/td>\n          <td><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u54e5\u54e5<\/span><rt>g\u0113ge<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u54e5\u54e5<\/span><rt>g\u0113ge<\/rt><\/ruby><\/td>\n          <td><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u8e22<\/span><rt>t\u012b<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u8e22<\/span><rt>t\u012b<\/rt><\/ruby><\/td>\n          <td><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u7403<\/span><rt>qi\u00fa<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u7403<\/span><rt>qi\u00fa<\/rt><\/ruby><\/td>\n        <\/tr>\n        <tr>\n          <td style=\"color:var(--ink-soft); font-size:13px;\">English<\/td>\n          <td>Elder brother<\/td><td>kicks<\/td><td>the ball<\/td>\n        <\/tr>\n      <\/tbody>\n    <\/table>\n\n    <p style=\"font-size:14px; margin:-12px 0 24px;\">\ud83d\udcd5 <a href=\"https:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/index.php\/2022\/06\/14\/stativeverbs\/\">How about adjectives?<\/a><\/p>\n\n    <div class=\"example-list\">\n      <div class=\"example-row\">\n        <span class=\"zh-block\"><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u4ed6<\/span><rt>t\u0101<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u505a<\/span><rt>zu\u00f2<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5b8c<\/span><rt>w\u00e1n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5de5\u4f5c<\/span><rt>g\u014dngzu\u00f2<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e86<\/span><rt>le<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u4ed6<\/span><rt>t\u0101<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u505a<\/span><rt>zu\u00f2<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5b8c<\/span><rt>w\u00e1n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5de5\u4f5c<\/span><rt>g\u014dngzu\u00f2<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e86<\/span><rt>le<\/rt><\/ruby><\/span>\n        <span class=\"gloss\">He finished the work.<\/span>\n      <\/div>\n      <div class=\"example-row\">\n        <span class=\"zh-block\"><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u6211<\/span><rt>w\u01d2<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u898b<\/span><rt>ji\u00e0n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u904e<\/span><rt>gu\u00f2<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u90a3\u500b<\/span><rt>n\u00e0ge<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4eba<\/span><rt>r\u00e9n<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u6211<\/span><rt>w\u01d2<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u89c1<\/span><rt>ji\u00e0n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8fc7<\/span><rt>gu\u00f2<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u90a3\u4e2a<\/span><rt>n\u00e8ige<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4eba<\/span><rt>r\u00e9n<\/rt><\/ruby><\/span>\n        <span class=\"gloss\">I&#8217;ve met that guy.<\/span>\n      <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n\n    <h3 class=\"subsection-title\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%F0%9F%93%8C_Topic_%E2%80%93_Comment\"><\/span>\ud83d\udccc Topic \u2013 Comment<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n    <div class=\"section-body\">\n      <p>\n        Here, the sentence opens with a &#8220;topic&#8221; \u2014 the idea the speaker wants to talk about \u2014 sometimes\n        followed by a particle meaning &#8220;as for&#8221; or &#8220;regarding.&#8221; The &#8220;comment&#8221; that follows adds an\n        opinion, description, or fact about that topic, usually carrying the main verb.\n      <\/p>\n    <\/div>\n\n    <table class=\"term-table\">\n      <thead>\n        <tr><th><\/th><th>Topic<\/th><th>Comment<\/th><\/tr>\n      <\/thead>\n      <tbody>\n        <tr>\n          <td style=\"color:var(--ink-soft); font-size:13px;\">Chinese<\/td>\n          <td><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u4f60<\/span><rt>n\u01d0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u505a<\/span><rt>zu\u00f2<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u7684<\/span><rt>de<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5496\u5561<\/span><rt>k\u0101f\u0113i<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u4f60<\/span><rt>n\u01d0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u505a<\/span><rt>zu\u00f2<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u7684<\/span><rt>de<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5496\u5561<\/span><rt>k\u0101f\u0113i<\/rt><\/ruby><\/td>\n          <td><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u6211<\/span><rt>w\u01d2<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5f88<\/span><rt>h\u011bn<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u611b<\/span><rt>\u00e0i<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u6211<\/span><rt>w\u01d2<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5f88<\/span><rt>h\u011bn<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u7231<\/span><rt>\u00e0i<\/rt><\/ruby><\/td>\n        <\/tr>\n        <tr>\n          <td style=\"color:var(--ink-soft); font-size:13px;\">English<\/td>\n          <td>The coffee you made<\/td>\n          <td>I love it so much<\/td>\n        <\/tr>\n        <tr>\n          <td style=\"color:var(--ink-soft); font-size:13px;\">Chinese<\/td>\n          <td><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u5b78<\/span><rt>xu\u00e9<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e2d\u6587<\/span><rt>Zh\u014dngw\u00e9n<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u5b66<\/span><rt>xu\u00e9<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e2d\u6587<\/span><rt>Zh\u014dngw\u00e9n<\/rt><\/ruby><\/td>\n          <td><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u4e0d<\/span><rt>b\u00f9<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5bb9\u6613<\/span><rt>r\u00f3ngy\u00ec<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u4e0d<\/span><rt>b\u00f9<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5bb9\u6613<\/span><rt>r\u00f3ngy\u00ec<\/rt><\/ruby><\/td>\n        <\/tr>\n        <tr>\n          <td style=\"color:var(--ink-soft); font-size:13px;\">English<\/td>\n          <td>Learning Chinese<\/td>\n          <td>not easy<\/td>\n        <\/tr>\n      <\/tbody>\n    <\/table>\n\n    <div class=\"example-list\">\n      <div class=\"example-row\">\n        <span class=\"zh-block\"><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u5de5\u4f5c<\/span><rt>g\u014dngzu\u00f2<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4ed6<\/span><rt>t\u0101<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u505a<\/span><rt>zu\u00f2<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5b8c<\/span><rt>w\u00e1n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e86<\/span><rt>le<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u5de5\u4f5c<\/span><rt>g\u014dngzu\u00f2<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4ed6<\/span><rt>t\u0101<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u505a<\/span><rt>zu\u00f2<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5b8c<\/span><rt>w\u00e1n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e86<\/span><rt>le<\/rt><\/ruby><\/span>\n        <span class=\"gloss\">He finished the work.<\/span>\n      <\/div>\n      <div class=\"example-row\">\n        <span class=\"zh-block\"><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u90a3\u500b<\/span><rt>n\u00e0ge<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4eba<\/span><rt>r\u00e9n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6211<\/span><rt>w\u01d2<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u898b<\/span><rt>ji\u00e0n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u904e<\/span><rt>gu\u00f2<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u90a3\u4e2a<\/span><rt>n\u00e8ige<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4eba<\/span><rt>r\u00e9n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6211<\/span><rt>w\u01d2<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u89c1<\/span><rt>ji\u00e0n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8fc7<\/span><rt>gu\u00f2<\/rt><\/ruby><\/span>\n        <span class=\"gloss\">I&#8217;ve met that guy.<\/span>\n      <\/div>\n      <div class=\"example-row\">\n        <span class=\"zh-block\"><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u6709\u95dc<\/span><rt>y\u01d2ugu\u0101n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u90a3<\/span><rt>n\u00e0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u672c<\/span><rt>b\u011bn<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u66f8<\/span><rt>sh\u016b<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u7684<\/span><rt>de<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8cc7\u6599<\/span><rt>z\u012bli\u00e0o<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u90fd<\/span><rt>d\u014du<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u653e<\/span><rt>f\u00e0ng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5728<\/span><rt>z\u00e0i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5716\u66f8\u9928<\/span><rt>t\u00fash\u016bgu\u01cen<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u6709\u5173<\/span><rt>y\u01d2ugu\u0101n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u90a3<\/span><rt>n\u00e8i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u672c<\/span><rt>b\u011bn<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e66<\/span><rt>sh\u016b<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u7684<\/span><rt>de<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8d44\u6599<\/span><rt>z\u012bli\u00e0o<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u90fd<\/span><rt>d\u014du<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u653e<\/span><rt>f\u00e0ng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5728<\/span><rt>z\u00e0i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u56fe\u4e66\u9986<\/span><rt>t\u00fash\u016bgu\u01cen<\/rt><\/ruby><\/span>\n        <span class=\"gloss\">The information about that book is all kept in the library.<\/span>\n      <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n\n    <p style=\"font-size:14px; margin:0;\">\ud83d\udcd5 <a href=\"https:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/index.php\/2022\/07\/16\/the-in-chinese\/\">Why do we need Topic-Comment structure?<\/a><\/p>\n  <\/section>\n\n  <div class=\"divider\"><\/div>\n\n  <section>\n    <p class=\"section-eyebrow\">Making a choice<\/p>\n    <h2 class=\"section-title\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Which_One_Is_Better\"><\/span>Which One Is Better?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n    <div class=\"section-body\">\n      <p>\n        Because S-V-O closely mirrors English, most learners find it easier, which is why textbooks teach\n        it first. But S-V-O can run long, and it isn&#8217;t always the most natural way to speak. In casual\n        conversation, native speakers lean on the topic-comment structure for its brevity and directness.\n      <\/p>\n      <p>\n        In topic-comment, the object often becomes the topic \u2014 so converting an S-V-O sentence is mostly\n        a matter of <b>moving the object to the front<\/b>. 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If you&#8217;re asking which one is &#8220;best,&#8221; here&#8217;s the honest answer:<\/p>\n    <\/div>\n\n    <table class=\"term-table\">\n      <tbody>\n        <tr><td style=\"width:35%;\"><b>S-V-O<\/b><\/td><td>Formal, written<\/td><\/tr>\n        <tr><td><b>T-C<\/b><\/td><td>Casual, spoken<\/td><\/tr>\n        <tr><td><b>Drop subject<\/b><\/td><td>Natural in casual conversation<\/td><\/tr>\n      <\/tbody>\n    <\/table>\n  <\/section>\n\n  <div class=\"divider\"><\/div>\n\n  <section>\n    <p class=\"section-eyebrow\">The verdict<\/p>\n    <h2 class=\"section-title\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Can_I_Always_Use_S-V-O\"><\/span>Can I Always Use S-V-O?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n    <div class=\"section-body\">\n      <p>\n        Yes \u2014 but it&#8217;s still worth learning topic-comment, if only to understand what people are actually\n        saying to you. 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