{"id":12820,"date":"2025-06-30T16:52:55","date_gmt":"2025-06-30T08:52:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/?p=12820"},"modified":"2025-06-30T16:52:58","modified_gmt":"2025-06-30T08:52:58","slug":"chinese-existential-sentences-zhe-le","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/index.php\/2025\/06\/30\/chinese-existential-sentences-zhe-le\/","title":{"rendered":"Existential Sentences with Posture Verbs"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_82_1 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 ' ><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-3' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/index.php\/2025\/06\/30\/chinese-existential-sentences-zhe-le\/#What_are_Existential_Sentences\" >What are Existential Sentences:<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/index.php\/2025\/06\/30\/chinese-existential-sentences-zhe-le\/#What_are_Posture_Verbs\" >What are Posture Verbs:<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/index.php\/2025\/06\/30\/chinese-existential-sentences-zhe-le\/#Structure\" >Structure<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-3' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/index.php\/2025\/06\/30\/chinese-existential-sentences-zhe-le\/#Location_Posture_Verb_%E8%91%97%E7%9D%80_zhe_SubjectObject\" >Location + Posture Verb + \u8457\u7740 zhe + Subject\/Object<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/index.php\/2025\/06\/30\/chinese-existential-sentences-zhe-le\/#Location_Posture_Verb_%E4%BA%86_le_SubjectObject\" >Location + Posture Verb + \u4e86 le + Subject\/Object<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n\n<div style=\"height:2px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"What_are_Existential_Sentences\"><\/span><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);color:#559292\" class=\"has-inline-color\">What are Existential Sentences:<\/mark><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Existential sentences\u00a0are used to talk about\u00a0the existence or presence\u00a0of someone or something in a\u00a0particular place. They answer questions like:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>What is\u00a0<strong>there<\/strong>?<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Who is\u00a0<strong>at<\/strong>\u00a0a place?<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>What is\u00a0<strong>on\/in<\/strong>\u00a0something?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:30px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"What_are_Posture_Verbs\"><\/span><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);color:#559292\" class=\"has-inline-color\">What are Posture Verbs:<\/mark><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Posture verbs<\/strong>\u00a0describe a person or object\u2019s\u00a0<strong>physical position<\/strong>\u00a0or\u00a0<strong>pose<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>\u5750 zu\u00f2 &#8211; to sit<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>\u7ad9 zh\u00e0n &#8211; to stand<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>\u8eba t\u01ceng &#8211; to lie down<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>\u8e72 d\u016bn &#8211; to squat<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Actually a lot of <strong>Non-Posture verbs<\/strong> can also apply for this structure.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u639b<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u6302<\/span> gu\u00e0 &#8211; to hang<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>\u653e f\u00e0ng &#8211; to put<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>\u4f4f zh\u00f9 &#8211; to live<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>\u8d70 z\u01d2u &#8211; to walk<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u4f86<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u6765<\/span> l\u00e1i &#8211; to come<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u5beb<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u5199<\/span> xi\u011b &#8211; to write<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u8cbc<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u8d34<\/span> tie &#8211; to stick<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:35px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Structure\"><\/span><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);color:#216767\" class=\"has-inline-color\">Structure<\/mark><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Location_Posture_Verb_%E8%91%97%E7%9D%80_zhe_SubjectObject\"><\/span><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);color:#559292\" class=\"has-inline-color\">Location + Posture Verb + <span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u8457<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u7740<\/span> zhe + Subject\/Object<\/mark><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>It indicates a\u00a0<strong>continuous state<\/strong>. Used to show that someone or something\u00a0<strong>is in a certain posture or position and remains that way<\/strong>\u00a0at the moment being referred to.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u9580\u53e3<\/span><rt>m\u00e9nk\u01d2u<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u7ad9<\/span><rt>zh\u00e0n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8457<\/span><rt>zhe<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e00<\/span><rt>y\u00ed<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4f4d<\/span><rt>w\u00e8i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8b66\u5bdf<\/span><rt>j\u01d0ngch\u00e1<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u95e8\u53e3<\/span><rt>m\u00e9nk\u01d2u<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u7ad9<\/span><rt>zh\u00e0n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u7740<\/span><rt>zhe<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e00<\/span><rt>y\u00ed<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4f4d<\/span><rt>w\u00e8i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8b66\u5bdf<\/span><rt>j\u01d0ngch\u00e1<\/rt><\/ruby><br>There\u2019s a police officer standing at the door.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u5730\u4e0a<\/span><rt>d\u00ecsh\u00e0ng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8eba<\/span><rt>t\u01ceng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8457<\/span><rt>zhe<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e00<\/span><rt>y\u00ec<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u96bb<\/span><rt>zh\u012b<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u72d7<\/span><rt>g\u01d2u<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u5730\u4e0a<\/span><rt>d\u00ecsh\u00e0ng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8eba<\/span><rt>t\u01ceng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u7740<\/span><rt>zhe<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e00<\/span><rt>y\u00ec<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u53ea<\/span><rt>zh\u01d0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u72d7<\/span><rt>g\u01d2u<\/rt><\/ruby><br>There\u2019s a dog lying on the ground.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u767d\u677f<\/span><rt>b\u00e1ib\u01cen<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e0a<\/span><rt>sh\u00e0ng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5beb<\/span><rt>xi\u011b<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8457<\/span><rt>zhe<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4eca\u5929<\/span><rt>j\u012bnti\u0101n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u7684<\/span><rt>de<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4f5c\u696d<\/span><rt>zu\u00f2y\u00e8<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u767d\u677f<\/span><rt>b\u00e1ib\u01cen<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e0a<\/span><rt>shang<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5199<\/span><rt>xi\u011b<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u7740<\/span><rt>zhe<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4eca\u5929<\/span><rt>j\u012bnti\u0101n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u7684<\/span><rt>de<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4f5c\u4e1a<\/span><rt>zu\u00f2y\u00e8<\/rt><\/ruby><br>Today\u2019s homework is written on the whiteboard.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u684c\u5b50<\/span><rt>zhu\u014dzi<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e0a<\/span><rt>sh\u00e0ng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u653e<\/span><rt>f\u00e0ng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8457<\/span><rt>zhe<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e00<\/span><rt>y\u00ec<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u672c<\/span><rt>b\u011bn<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u66f8<\/span><rt>sh\u016b<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u684c\u5b50<\/span><rt>zhu\u014dzi<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e0a<\/span><rt>shang<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u653e<\/span><rt>f\u00e0ng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u7740<\/span><rt>zhe<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e00<\/span><rt>y\u00ec<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u672c<\/span><rt>b\u011bn<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e66<\/span><rt>sh\u016b<\/rt><\/ruby><br>There\u2019s a book placed on the table.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u7246<\/span><rt>qi\u00e1ng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e0a<\/span><rt>sh\u00e0ng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u639b<\/span><rt>gu\u00e0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8457<\/span><rt>zhe<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e00<\/span><rt>y\u00ec<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5e45<\/span><rt>f\u00fa<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u756b<\/span><rt>hu\u00e0<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u5899<\/span><rt>qi\u00e1ng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e0a<\/span><rt>shang<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6302<\/span><rt>gu\u00e0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u7740<\/span><rt>zhe<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e00<\/span><rt>y\u00ec<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5e45<\/span><rt>f\u00fa<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u753b<\/span><rt>hu\u00e0<\/rt><\/ruby><br>There\u2019s a painting hanging on the wall.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:35px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Location_Posture_Verb_%E4%BA%86_le_SubjectObject\"><\/span><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);color:#559292\" class=\"has-inline-color\">Location + Posture Verb + \u4e86 le + Subject\/Object<\/mark><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>It indicates a\u00a0<strong>completed action or change<\/strong>. When used in existential sentences with posture verbs,\u00a0<strong>\u4e86<\/strong>\u00a0suggests that the action of assuming the posture\u00a0<strong>has already occurred<\/strong>\u00a0and may or may not be continuing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u9580\u53e3<\/span><rt>m\u00e9nk\u01d2u<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u7ad9<\/span><rt>zh\u00e0n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e86<\/span><rt>le<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e00<\/span><rt>y\u00ed<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4f4d<\/span><rt>w\u00e8i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8b66\u5bdf<\/span><rt>j\u01d0ngch\u00e1<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u95e8\u53e3<\/span><rt>m\u00e9nk\u01d2u<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u7ad9<\/span><rt>zh\u00e0n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e86<\/span><rt>le<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e00<\/span><rt>y\u00ed<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4f4d<\/span><rt>w\u00e8i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8b66\u5bdf<\/span><rt>j\u01d0ngch\u00e1<\/rt><\/ruby><br>A police officer came and stood at the door.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u5730\u4e0a<\/span><rt>d\u00ecsh\u00e0ng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8eba<\/span><rt>t\u01ceng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e86<\/span><rt>le<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e00<\/span><rt>y\u00ec<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u96bb<\/span><rt>zh\u012b<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u72d7<\/span><rt>g\u01d2u<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u5730\u4e0a<\/span><rt>d\u00ecshang<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8eba<\/span><rt>t\u01ceng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e86<\/span><rt>le<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e00<\/span><rt>y\u00ec<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u53ea<\/span><rt>zh\u01d0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u72d7<\/span><rt>g\u01d2u<\/rt><\/ruby><br>A dog lay down on the ground.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u767d\u677f<\/span><rt>b\u00e1ib\u01cen<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e0a<\/span><rt>sh\u00e0ng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5beb<\/span><rt>xi\u011b<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e86<\/span><rt>le<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e00<\/span><rt>y\u00ed<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u53e5<\/span><rt>j\u00f9<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8a71<\/span><rt>hu\u00e0<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u767d\u677f<\/span><rt>b\u00e1ib\u01cen<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e0a<\/span><rt>shang<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5199<\/span><rt>xi\u011b<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e86<\/span><rt>le<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e00<\/span><rt>y\u00ed<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u53e5<\/span><rt>j\u00f9<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8bdd<\/span><rt>hu\u00e0<\/rt><\/ruby><br>A sentence was written on the whiteboard.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u7246<\/span><rt>qi\u00e1ng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e0a<\/span><rt>sh\u00e0ng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u639b<\/span><rt>gu\u00e0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e86<\/span><rt>le<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e00<\/span><rt>y\u00ec<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5e45<\/span><rt>f\u00fa<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u65b0<\/span><rt>x\u012bn<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u756b<\/span><rt>hu\u00e0<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u5899<\/span><rt>qi\u00e1ng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e0a<\/span><rt>shang<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6302<\/span><rt>gu\u00e0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e86<\/span><rt>le<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e00<\/span><rt>y\u00ec<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5e45<\/span><rt>f\u00fa<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u65b0<\/span><rt>x\u012bn<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u753b<\/span><rt>hu\u00e0<\/rt><\/ruby><br>A new painting has been hung on the wall.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u684c\u5b50<\/span><rt>zhu\u014dzi<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e0a<\/span><rt>sh\u00e0ng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u653e<\/span><rt>f\u00e0ng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e86<\/span><rt>le<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e00<\/span><rt>y\u00ec<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u676f<\/span><rt>b\u0113i<\/rt><span 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