{"id":15982,"date":"2026-08-25T10:12:37","date_gmt":"2026-08-25T02:12:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/?p=15982"},"modified":"2026-08-25T10:25:34","modified_gmt":"2026-08-25T02:25:34","slug":"chinese-ba-structure","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/index.php\/2026\/08\/25\/chinese-ba-structure\/","title":{"rendered":"Chinese \u628a b\u01ce 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\/2026\/08\/25\/chinese-ba-structure\/#Three_Jobs_One_Word\" >Three Jobs, One Word<\/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\/2026\/08\/25\/chinese-ba-structure\/#Basic_Structure\" >Basic Structure<\/a><\/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\/2026\/08\/25\/chinese-ba-structure\/#Why_Use_%E6%8A%8A_at_All\" >Why Use \u628a at All?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/index.php\/2026\/08\/25\/chinese-ba-structure\/#The_Object_Has_to_Be_Definite\" >The Object Has to Be Definite<\/a><\/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\/2026\/08\/25\/chinese-ba-structure\/#%E6%8A%8A_Never_Touches_Feelings\" >\u628a Never Touches Feelings<\/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\/2026\/08\/25\/chinese-ba-structure\/#What_Can_Follow_the_Verb\" >What Can Follow the Verb<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-7\" href=\"https:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/index.php\/2026\/08\/25\/chinese-ba-structure\/#Negation_and_Adverbs_Go_First\" >Negation and Adverbs Go First<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n\n<div style=\"height:4px\" 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;\n  }\n\n  .odd-post *{ box-sizing: border-box; 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None of the three map onto a single English word, which is why\n        a lot of learners feel uneasy reaching for it \u2014 even though native speakers lean on it\n        constantly. This piece focuses on the third, most common job; the other two are covered in\n        <a href=\"https:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/index.php\/all-of-ba-structure\/\">the full \u628a guide<\/a>.\n      <\/p>\n    <\/div>\n\n    <div class=\"note-callout\">\n      <p class=\"label\">Before we start<\/p>\n      <ul style=\"margin:0; padding-left:20px;\">\n        <li style=\"margin-bottom:6px;\">It&#8217;s only used for something both speaker and listener already know \u2014 a specific object, not just any one.<\/li>\n        <li style=\"margin-bottom:6px;\">It can&#8217;t be used for feelings \u2014 <span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u611b<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u7231<\/span> (love), <span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u89ba\u5f97<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u89c9\u5f97<\/span> (feel\/think), <span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u8a0e\u53ad<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u8ba8\u538c<\/span> (hate), <span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u559c\u6b61<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u559c\u6b22<\/span> (like), and similar verbs never take \u628a.<\/li>\n        <li style=\"margin-bottom:6px;\">It always needs something after the verb \u2014 never a bare verb alone.<\/li>\n        <li>All negation words and adverbs go in front of \u628a, not in front of the verb.<\/li>\n      <\/ul>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/section>\n\n  <div class=\"divider\"><\/div>\n\n  <section>\n    <p class=\"section-eyebrow\">The shape<\/p>\n    <h2 class=\"section-title\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Basic_Structure\"><\/span>Basic Structure<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n    <div class=\"section-body\">\n      <p><b>Subject + \u628a + Object + Verb + something else.<\/b> That &#8220;something else&#8221; isn&#8217;t optional \u2014 a bare verb can&#8217;t end a \u628a sentence.<\/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\">\u628a<\/span><rt>b\u01ce<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u9580<\/span><rt>m\u00e9n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u95dc<\/span><rt>gu\u0101n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e0a<\/span><rt>sh\u00e0ng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e86<\/span><rt>le<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u6211<\/span><rt>w\u01d2<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u628a<\/span><rt>b\u01ce<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u95e8<\/span><rt>m\u00e9n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5173<\/span><rt>gu\u0101n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e0a<\/span><rt>sh\u00e0ng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e86<\/span><rt>le<\/rt><\/ruby><\/span>\n        <span class=\"gloss\">I closed the door.<\/span>\n      <\/div>\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\">\u628a<\/span><rt>b\u01ce<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u676f\u5b50<\/span><rt>b\u0113izi<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6253\u7834<\/span><rt>d\u01cep\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\">\u628a<\/span><rt>b\u01ce<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u676f\u5b50<\/span><rt>b\u0113izi<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6253\u7834<\/span><rt>d\u01cep\u00f2<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e86<\/span><rt>le<\/rt><\/ruby><\/span>\n        <span class=\"gloss\">He broke the cup.<\/span>\n      <\/div>\n      <div class=\"example-row\">\n        <span class=\"zh-block\"><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u8acb<\/span><rt>q\u01d0ng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u628a<\/span><rt>b\u01ce<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u66f8<\/span><rt>sh\u016b<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u653e<\/span><rt>f\u00e0ng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5728<\/span><rt>z\u00e0i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u684c\u5b50<\/span><rt>zhu\u014dzi<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e0a<\/span><rt>sh\u00e0ng<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u8bf7<\/span><rt>q\u01d0ng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u628a<\/span><rt>b\u01ce<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e66<\/span><rt>sh\u016b<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u653e<\/span><rt>f\u00e0ng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5728<\/span><rt>z\u00e0i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u684c\u5b50<\/span><rt>zhu\u014dzi<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e0a<\/span><rt>sh\u00e0ng<\/rt><\/ruby><\/span>\n        <span class=\"gloss\">Please put the book on the table.<\/span>\n      <\/div>\n      <div class=\"example-row\">\n        <span class=\"zh-block\"><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u5abd\u5abd<\/span><rt>m\u0101ma<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u628a<\/span><rt>b\u01ce<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u98ef<\/span><rt>f\u00e0n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u505a<\/span><rt>zu\u00f2<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u597d<\/span><rt>h\u01ceo<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e86<\/span><rt>le<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u5988\u5988<\/span><rt>m\u0101ma<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u628a<\/span><rt>b\u01ce<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u996d<\/span><rt>f\u00e0n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u505a<\/span><rt>zu\u00f2<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u597d<\/span><rt>h\u01ceo<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e86<\/span><rt>le<\/rt><\/ruby><\/span>\n        <span class=\"gloss\">Mom finished making the food.<\/span>\n      <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n\n    <div class=\"example-list\">\n      <div class=\"example-row wrong\">\n        <span class=\"zh-block\"><span class=\"mark-x\">\u2717<\/span><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u6211<\/span><rt>w\u01d2<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u628a<\/span><rt>b\u01ce<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u66f8<\/span><rt>sh\u016b<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u770b<\/span><rt>k\u00e0n<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u6211<\/span><rt>w\u01d2<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u628a<\/span><rt>b\u01ce<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e66<\/span><rt>sh\u016b<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u770b<\/span><rt>k\u00e0n<\/rt><\/ruby><\/span>\n        <span class=\"note\">Incomplete \u2014 a bare verb can&#8217;t be the end of a \u628a sentence. Something needs to follow it: \u4e86, a complement, a result.<\/span>\n      <\/div>\n      <div class=\"example-row right\">\n        <span class=\"zh-block\"><span class=\"mark-check\">\u2713<\/span><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u6211<\/span><rt>w\u01d2<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u628a<\/span><rt>b\u01ce<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u66f8<\/span><rt>sh\u016b<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u770b<\/span><rt>k\u00e0n<\/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\">\u6211<\/span><rt>w\u01d2<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u628a<\/span><rt>b\u01ce<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e66<\/span><rt>sh\u016b<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u770b<\/span><rt>k\u00e0n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5b8c<\/span><rt>w\u00e1n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e86<\/span><rt>le<\/rt><\/ruby><\/span>\n        <span class=\"gloss\">I finished reading the book. \u2014 \u5b8c\u4e86 gives the verb somewhere to land<\/span>\n      <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/section>\n\n  <div class=\"divider\"><\/div>\n\n  <section>\n    <p class=\"section-eyebrow\">The motivation<\/p>\n    <h2 class=\"section-title\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Why_Use_%E6%8A%8A_at_All\"><\/span>Why Use \u628a at All?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n    <div class=\"section-body\">\n      <p>\n        Short answer: to emphasize the object. In Chinese, the most important information tends to open\n        the sentence, which is why time and people usually sit up front.\n      <\/p>\n      <p>\n        To highlight a particular object instead, move it to the front too \u2014 that quietly turns &#8220;an\n        object&#8221; into &#8220;the object,&#8221; the same shift covered in\n        <a href=\"https:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/index.php\/2022\/07\/16\/the-in-chinese\/\">How to Express &#8220;The&#8221; in Chinese<\/a>.\n      <\/p>\n      <p>\n        With the object out of the way, the verb stays at the end, free to carry more detail \u2014 the\n        <a href=\"https:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/index.php\/2022\/11\/28\/chinese-complements\/\">complements<\/a>\n        that make up the rest of the sentence. That&#8217;s the &#8220;action that changes something&#8221; job from\n        earlier, and it&#8217;s why \u628a sentences are sometimes called <b>disposal sentences<\/b>: the point is\n        describing how the object gets handled or changed.\n      <\/p>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/section>\n\n  <div class=\"divider\"><\/div>\n\n  <section>\n    <p class=\"section-eyebrow\">The requirement<\/p>\n    <h2 class=\"section-title\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"The_Object_Has_to_Be_Definite\"><\/span>The Object Has to Be Definite<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n    <div class=\"section-body\">\n      <p>\n        <span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u628a<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u628a<\/span> only works with something specific\n        \u2014 a book both speaker and listener already have in mind, not just any book. This is the same\n        specific-vs-generic distinction covered in\n        <a href=\"https:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/index.php\/2022\/07\/16\/the-in-chinese\/\">How to Express &#8220;The&#8221; in Chinese<\/a>.\n      <\/p>\n    <\/div>\n\n    <div class=\"example-list\">\n      <div class=\"example-row wrong\">\n        <span class=\"zh-block\"><span class=\"mark-x\">\u2717<\/span><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u6211<\/span><rt>w\u01d2<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u628a<\/span><rt>b\u01ce<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e00\u672c<\/span><rt>y\u00ecb\u011bn<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u66f8<\/span><rt>sh\u016b<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u770b<\/span><rt>k\u00e0n<\/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\">\u6211<\/span><rt>w\u01d2<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u628a<\/span><rt>b\u01ce<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e00\u672c<\/span><rt>y\u00ecb\u011bn<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e66<\/span><rt>sh\u016b<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u770b<\/span><rt>k\u00e0n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5b8c<\/span><rt>w\u00e1n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e86<\/span><rt>le<\/rt><\/ruby><\/span>\n        <span class=\"note\">&#8220;A book&#8221; is indefinite \u2014 there&#8217;s no specific book for \u628a to point at.<\/span>\n      <\/div>\n      <div class=\"example-row right\">\n        <span class=\"zh-block\"><span class=\"mark-check\">\u2713<\/span><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\">\u5b8c<\/span><rt>w\u00e1n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e86<\/span><rt>le<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e00\u672c<\/span><rt>y\u00ecb\u011bn<\/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\">\u770b<\/span><rt>k\u00e0n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5b8c<\/span><rt>w\u00e1n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e86<\/span><rt>le<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e00\u672c<\/span><rt>y\u00ecb\u011bn<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e66<\/span><rt>sh\u016b<\/rt><\/ruby><\/span>\n        <span class=\"gloss\">I finished reading a book. \u2014 fine as plain S-V-O<\/span>\n      <\/div>\n      <div class=\"example-row right\">\n        <span class=\"zh-block\"><span class=\"mark-check\">\u2713<\/span><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u6211<\/span><rt>w\u01d2<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u628a<\/span><rt>b\u01ce<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u90a3\u672c<\/span><rt>n\u00e0 b\u011bn<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u66f8<\/span><rt>sh\u016b<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u770b<\/span><rt>k\u00e0n<\/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\">\u6211<\/span><rt>w\u01d2<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u628a<\/span><rt>b\u01ce<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u90a3\u672c<\/span><rt>n\u00e0 b\u011bn<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e66<\/span><rt>sh\u016b<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u770b<\/span><rt>k\u00e0n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5b8c<\/span><rt>w\u00e1n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e86<\/span><rt>le<\/rt><\/ruby><\/span>\n        <span class=\"gloss\">I finished reading that book. \u2014 &#8220;that book&#8221; is specific, so \u628a works<\/span>\n      <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/section>\n\n  <div class=\"divider\"><\/div>\n\n  <section>\n    <p class=\"section-eyebrow\">A hard limit<\/p>\n    <h2 class=\"section-title\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E6%8A%8A_Never_Touches_Feelings\"><\/span>\u628a Never Touches Feelings<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n    <div class=\"section-body\">\n      <p>\n        Since \u628a describes an action changing something, it can&#8217;t attach to verbs that describe a state\n        of mind rather than an action \u2014 <span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u611b<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u7231<\/span> \u00e0i\n        (love), <span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u89ba\u5f97<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u89c9\u5f97<\/span> ju\u00e9de (feel\/think),\n        <span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u8a0e\u53ad<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u8ba8\u538c<\/span> t\u01ceoy\u00e0n (hate), and\n        <span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u559c\u6b61<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u559c\u6b22<\/span> x\u01d0hu\u0101n (like) among them.\n        There&#8217;s simply no &#8220;disposal&#8221; happening \u2014 nothing is being changed or acted upon.\n      <\/p>\n    <\/div>\n\n    <div class=\"example-list\">\n      <div class=\"example-row wrong\">\n        <span class=\"zh-block\"><span class=\"mark-x\">\u2717<\/span><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u6211<\/span><rt>w\u01d2<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u628a<\/span><rt>b\u01ce<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u9019\u672c<\/span><rt>zh\u00e8 b\u011bn<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u66f8<\/span><rt>sh\u016b<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u559c\u6b61<\/span><rt>x\u01d0hu\u0101n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e86<\/span><rt>le<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u6211<\/span><rt>w\u01d2<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u628a<\/span><rt>b\u01ce<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8fd9\u672c<\/span><rt>zh\u00e8 b\u011bn<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e66<\/span><rt>sh\u016b<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u559c\u6b22<\/span><rt>x\u01d0huan<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e86<\/span><rt>le<\/rt><\/ruby><\/span>\n        <span class=\"note\">\u559c\u6b61 is a state, not an action \u2014 nothing is being done to the book.<\/span>\n      <\/div>\n      <div class=\"example-row right\">\n        <span class=\"zh-block\"><span class=\"mark-check\">\u2713<\/span><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\">\u559c\u6b61<\/span><rt>x\u01d0hu\u0101n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u9019\u672c<\/span><rt>zh\u00e8 b\u011bn<\/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\">\u5f88<\/span><rt>h\u011bn<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u559c\u6b22<\/span><rt>x\u01d0huan<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8fd9\u672c<\/span><rt>zh\u00e8 b\u011bn<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e66<\/span><rt>sh\u016b<\/rt><\/ruby><\/span>\n        <span class=\"gloss\">I really like this book. \u2014 plain S-V-O, no \u628a involved<\/span>\n      <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/section>\n\n  <div class=\"divider\"><\/div>\n\n  <section>\n    <p class=\"section-eyebrow\">Where things go after the verb<\/p>\n    <h2 class=\"section-title\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"What_Can_Follow_the_Verb\"><\/span>What Can Follow the Verb<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n    <div class=\"section-body\">\n      <p>\n        The word or phrase after the verb is what makes the sentence complete \u2014 and it usually comes from\n        the same toolkit covered in\n        <a href=\"https:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/index.php\/2022\/11\/28\/chinese-complements\/\">Chinese Complements<\/a>.\n      <\/p>\n    <\/div>\n\n    <table class=\"term-table\">\n      <thead><tr><th>What follows the verb<\/th><th>Example<\/th><\/tr><\/thead>\n      <tbody>\n        <tr>\n          <td>Aspect marker \u4e86<\/td>\n          <td><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u628a<\/span><rt>b\u01ce<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u9580<\/span><rt>m\u00e9n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u95dc<\/span><rt>gu\u0101n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e86<\/span><rt>le<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u628a<\/span><rt>b\u01ce<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u95e8<\/span><rt>m\u00e9n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5173<\/span><rt>gu\u0101n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e86<\/span><rt>le<\/rt><\/ruby><\/td>\n        <\/tr>\n        <tr>\n          <td>Result complement<\/td>\n          <td><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u628a<\/span><rt>b\u01ce<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u676f\u5b50<\/span><rt>b\u0113izi<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6253\u7834<\/span><rt>d\u01cep\u00f2<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u628a<\/span><rt>b\u01ce<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u676f\u5b50<\/span><rt>b\u0113izi<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6253\u7834<\/span><rt>d\u01cep\u00f2<\/rt><\/ruby><\/td>\n        <\/tr>\n        <tr>\n          <td>Direction complement<\/td>\n          <td><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u628a<\/span><rt>b\u01ce<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5783\u573e<\/span><rt>l\u0101j\u012b<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u62ff<\/span><rt>n\u00e1<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u51fa\u53bb<\/span><rt>ch\u016bq\u00f9<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u628a<\/span><rt>b\u01ce<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5783\u573e<\/span><rt>l\u0101j\u012b<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u62ff<\/span><rt>n\u00e1<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u51fa\u53bb<\/span><rt>ch\u016bq\u00f9<\/rt><\/ruby><\/td>\n        <\/tr>\n        <tr>\n          <td>Location<\/td>\n          <td><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u628a<\/span><rt>b\u01ce<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u66f8<\/span><rt>sh\u016b<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u653e<\/span><rt>f\u00e0ng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5728<\/span><rt>z\u00e0i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u684c\u5b50<\/span><rt>zhu\u014dzi<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e0a<\/span><rt>sh\u00e0ng<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u628a<\/span><rt>b\u01ce<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e66<\/span><rt>sh\u016b<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u653e<\/span><rt>f\u00e0ng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5728<\/span><rt>z\u00e0i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u684c\u5b50<\/span><rt>zhu\u014dzi<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e0a<\/span><rt>sh\u00e0ng<\/rt><\/ruby><\/td>\n        <\/tr>\n        <tr>\n          <td>Verb doubled + duration<\/td>\n          <td><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u628a<\/span><rt>b\u01ce<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u529f\u8ab2<\/span><rt>g\u014dngk\u00e8<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5beb<\/span><rt>xi\u011b<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e86<\/span><rt>le<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5169<\/span><rt>li\u01ceng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u500b<\/span><rt>ge<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5c0f\u6642<\/span><rt>xi\u01ceosh\u00ed<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u628a<\/span><rt>b\u01ce<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u529f\u8bfe<\/span><rt>g\u014dngk\u00e8<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5199<\/span><rt>xi\u011b<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e86<\/span><rt>le<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e24<\/span><rt>li\u01ceng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e2a<\/span><rt>ge<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5c0f\u65f6<\/span><rt>xi\u01ceosh\u00ed<\/rt><\/ruby><\/td>\n        <\/tr>\n      <\/tbody>\n    <\/table>\n  <\/section>\n\n  <div class=\"divider\"><\/div>\n\n  <section>\n    <p class=\"section-eyebrow\">Saying no<\/p>\n    <h2 class=\"section-title\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Negation_and_Adverbs_Go_First\"><\/span>Negation and Adverbs Go First<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n    <div class=\"section-body\">\n      <p>\n        The negation word goes <b>before \u628a<\/b>, not before the verb \u2014 \u628a and its object move together as\n        one block. The same is true for adverbs like <span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u5e38\u5e38<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u5e38\u5e38<\/span> ch\u00e1ngch\u00e1ng\n        (often) or <span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u4e5f<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u4e5f<\/span> y\u011b (also) \u2014 they sit\n        in front of \u628a too.\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\">\u6c92<\/span><rt>m\u00e9i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u628a<\/span><rt>b\u01ce<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4f5c\u696d<\/span><rt>zu\u00f2y\u00e8<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5beb<\/span><rt>xi\u011b<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5b8c<\/span><rt>w\u00e1n<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u6211<\/span><rt>w\u01d2<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6ca1<\/span><rt>m\u00e9i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u628a<\/span><rt>b\u01ce<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4f5c\u4e1a<\/span><rt>zu\u00f2y\u00e8<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5199<\/span><rt>xi\u011b<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5b8c<\/span><rt>w\u00e1n<\/rt><\/ruby><\/span>\n        <span class=\"gloss\">I haven&#8217;t finished the homework.<\/span>\n      <\/div>\n      <div class=\"example-row\">\n        <span class=\"zh-block\"><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u5979<\/span><rt>t\u0101<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5e38\u5e38<\/span><rt>ch\u00e1ngch\u00e1ng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u628a<\/span><rt>b\u01ce<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u623f\u9593<\/span><rt>f\u00e1ngji\u0101n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6253\u6383<\/span><rt>d\u01ces\u01ceo<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5f97<\/span><rt>de<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5f88<\/span><rt>h\u011bn<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e7e\u6de8<\/span><rt>g\u0101nj\u00ecng<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u5979<\/span><rt>t\u0101<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5e38\u5e38<\/span><rt>ch\u00e1ngch\u00e1ng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u628a<\/span><rt>b\u01ce<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u623f\u95f4<\/span><rt>f\u00e1ngji\u0101n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6253\u626b<\/span><rt>d\u01ces\u01ceo<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5f97<\/span><rt>de<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5f88<\/span><rt>h\u011bn<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5e72\u51c0<\/span><rt>g\u0101nj\u00ecng<\/rt><\/ruby><\/span>\n        <span class=\"gloss\">She often cleans the room spotless. \u2014 \u5e38\u5e38 sits before \u628a, same as negation would<\/span>\n      <\/div>\n      <div class=\"example-row wrong\">\n        <span class=\"zh-block\"><span class=\"mark-x\">\u2717<\/span><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u6211<\/span><rt>w\u01d2<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u628a<\/span><rt>b\u01ce<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4f5c\u696d<\/span><rt>zu\u00f2y\u00e8<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6c92<\/span><rt>m\u00e9i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5beb<\/span><rt>xi\u011b<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5b8c<\/span><rt>w\u00e1n<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u6211<\/span><rt>w\u01d2<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u628a<\/span><rt>b\u01ce<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4f5c\u4e1a<\/span><rt>zu\u00f2y\u00e8<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6ca1<\/span><rt>m\u00e9i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5199<\/span><rt>xi\u011b<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5b8c<\/span><rt>w\u00e1n<\/rt><\/ruby><\/span>\n        <span class=\"note\">\u6c92 belongs before \u628a, not squeezed in front of the verb.<\/span>\n      <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/section>\n\n\n<\/article>\n\n<script>\n\/*\n  Applies the site's lang_zh-TW cookie on page load (see lang-selector\n  widget) directly to this post's .lang-zh-TW \/ .lang-zh-CN elements,\n  since the widget's own \"on load\" handler only updates its menu\n  pointers, not the actual display. 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