{"id":9917,"date":"2023-10-10T21:30:15","date_gmt":"2023-10-10T13:30:15","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/?p=9917"},"modified":"2025-03-28T17:53:20","modified_gmt":"2025-03-28T09:53:20","slug":"sentence-structure-in-chinese","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/index.php\/2023\/10\/10\/sentence-structure-in-chinese\/","title":{"rendered":"Sentence Structure in Chinese"},"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\" 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href=\"https:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/index.php\/2023\/10\/10\/sentence-structure-in-chinese\/#%F0%9F%93%8C_Subject_%E2%80%93_Verb_%E2%80%93_Object_SVO\" >\ud83d\udccc&nbsp;Subject&nbsp;&#8211; Verb &#8211; Object (SVO)<\/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\/2023\/10\/10\/sentence-structure-in-chinese\/#%F0%9F%93%8C_Topic_%E2%80%93_Comment\" >\ud83d\udccc Topic&nbsp;&#8211; Comment<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/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\/2023\/10\/10\/sentence-structure-in-chinese\/#Which_one_is_better\" >Which one is better?&nbsp;<\/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\/2023\/10\/10\/sentence-structure-in-chinese\/#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-8\" href=\"https:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/index.php\/2023\/10\/10\/sentence-structure-in-chinese\/#Greetings_and_Wishes\" >Greetings&nbsp;and Wishes<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n\n<div style=\"height:5px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"What_is_the_most_common_sentence_order_in_Chinese\"><\/span><strong>What is the most common sentence order in Chinese?<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%F0%9F%93%8C_Time_Subject_How_Location_Action\"><\/span>\ud83d\udccc&nbsp;<strong><mark style=\"background-color:#e2eef5\" class=\"has-inline-color has-black-color\">Time +&nbsp;Subject&nbsp;+ How + Location + Action<\/mark><\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>* Time words can either go after the subject or before the subject.<br>* If you want to specify the direction, the directional word should come after &#8216;how&#8217; and before &#8216;location&#8217;.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table is-style-regular\"><table><tbody><tr><td><strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-red-color\">Time<\/mark><\/strong><\/td><td><strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);color:#467591\" class=\"has-inline-color\">Subject<\/mark><\/strong><\/td><td><strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);color:#0ea76f\" class=\"has-inline-color\">How<\/mark><\/strong><\/td><td><strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-luminous-vivid-orange-color\">Direction<\/mark><\/strong><\/td><td><strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-purple-color\">Location<\/mark><\/strong><\/td><td><strong>Action<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>\u53bb\u5e74<\/td><td>\u5f1f\u5f1f<\/td><td>\u5750\u8239<\/td><td><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u4f86<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u6765<\/span><\/td><td><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u53f0\u7063<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u53f0\u6e7e<\/span><\/td><td>\u770b\u6211<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Q\u00f9ni\u00e1n<\/td><td>d\u00ecdi<\/td><td>zu\u00f2 chu\u00e1n<\/td><td>l\u00e1i<\/td><td>t\u00e1iw\u0101n<\/td><td>k\u00e0n w\u01d2<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Last year<\/td><td>(my) brother<\/td><td>took a boat<\/td><td>(to) come (to)<\/td><td>Taiwan<\/td><td>to see me<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><mark><mark style=\"background-color:#ffffff\" class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-red-color\">\u6628\u5929<\/mark><mark style=\"background-color:#ffffff;color:#467591\" class=\"has-inline-color\">\u6211<\/mark><mark style=\"background-color:#ffffff;color:#0ea76f\" class=\"has-inline-color\">\u642d\u706b<span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u8eca<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u8f66<\/span><\/mark><mark style=\"background-color:#ffffff\" class=\"has-inline-color has-luminous-vivid-orange-color\">\u53bb<\/mark><mark style=\"background-color:#ffffff\" class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-purple-color\">\u4e0a\u6d77<\/mark><\/mark><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u898b<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u89c1<\/span>\u670b\u53cb<br><mark><mark style=\"background-color:#ffffff\" class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-red-color\">Zu\u00f3ti\u0101n&nbsp;<\/mark><mark style=\"background-color:#ffffff;color:#467591\" class=\"has-inline-color\">w\u01d2<\/mark><mark style=\"background-color:#ffffff\" class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-cyan-blue-color\">&nbsp;<\/mark><mark style=\"background-color:#ffffff;color:#0ea76f\" class=\"has-inline-color\">d\u0101 hu\u01d2ch\u0113<\/mark><mark style=\"background-color:#ffffff\" class=\"has-inline-color has-luminous-vivid-orange-color\">&nbsp;q\u00f9<\/mark><mark style=\"background-color:#ffffff\" class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-purple-color\">&nbsp;Sh\u00e0ngh\u01cei<\/mark><\/mark><mark style=\"background-color:#ffffff\" class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-purple-color\">&nbsp;<\/mark>ji\u00e0n p\u00e9ngy\u01d2u<br><mark><mark style=\"background-color:#ffffff;color:#467591\" class=\"has-inline-color\">I&nbsp;<\/mark><mark style=\"background-color:#ffffff;color:#0ea76f\" class=\"has-inline-color\">took a train<\/mark><mark style=\"background-color:#ffffff\" class=\"has-inline-color has-luminous-vivid-orange-color\">&nbsp;to<mark><mark style=\"background-color:#ffffff\" class=\"has-inline-color has-luminous-vivid-orange-color\">&nbsp;<\/mark><\/mark><\/mark><mark><mark style=\"background-color:#ffffff\" class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-purple-color\">Shanghai<\/mark><\/mark><mark style=\"background-color:#ffffff\" class=\"has-inline-color has-luminous-vivid-orange-color\">&nbsp;<\/mark><\/mark>to meet friends<mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-red-color\">&nbsp;<\/mark><mark><mark style=\"background-color:#ffffff\" class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-red-color\">yesterday<\/mark><\/mark>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><mark><mark style=\"background-color:#ffffff\" class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-red-color\">\u65e9\u4e0a<\/mark><mark style=\"background-color:#ffffff;color:#467591\" class=\"has-inline-color\"><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u5abd\u5abd<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u5988\u5988<\/span><\/mark><mark style=\"background-color:#ffffff;color:#0ea76f\" class=\"has-inline-color\"><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u958b\u8eca<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u5f00\u8f66<\/span><\/mark><mark style=\"background-color:#ffffff\" class=\"has-inline-color has-luminous-vivid-orange-color\">\u53bb<\/mark><mark style=\"background-color:#ffffff\" class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-purple-color\">\u8d85\u5e02<\/mark><\/mark><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u8cb7\u6771\u897f<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u4e70\u4e1c\u897f<\/span><br><mark><mark style=\"background-color:#ffffff\" class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-red-color\">Z\u01ceoshang<\/mark><\/mark><mark style=\"background-color:#ffffff\" class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-red-color\">&nbsp;<\/mark><mark><mark style=\"background-color:#ffffff;color:#467591\" class=\"has-inline-color\">m\u0101ma<\/mark><mark style=\"background-color:#ffffff;color:#0ea76f\" class=\"has-inline-color\">&nbsp;k\u0101ich\u0113<\/mark><\/mark>&nbsp;<mark><mark style=\"background-color:#ffffff\" class=\"has-inline-color has-luminous-vivid-orange-color\">q\u00f9<\/mark><\/mark>&nbsp;<mark><mark style=\"background-color:#ffffff\" class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-purple-color\">ch\u0101osh\u00ec<\/mark><\/mark>&nbsp;m\u01cei <span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">d\u014dngx\u012b<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">d\u014dngxi<\/span><br><mark><mark style=\"background-color:#ffffff;color:#467591\" class=\"has-inline-color\">Mom&nbsp;<\/mark><mark style=\"background-color:#ffffff;color:#0ea76f\" class=\"has-inline-color\">drove<\/mark><\/mark>&nbsp;<mark><mark style=\"background-color:#ffffff\" class=\"has-inline-color has-luminous-vivid-orange-color\">to<\/mark><\/mark>&nbsp;<mark><mark style=\"background-color:#ffffff\" class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-purple-color\">the supermarket<\/mark><\/mark>&nbsp;to buy things&nbsp;<mark><mark style=\"background-color:#ffffff\" class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-red-color\">this morning<\/mark><\/mark>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:53px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Two_common_sentence_structures\"><\/span><strong>Two common sentence structures<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:12px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%F0%9F%93%8C_Subject_%E2%80%93_Verb_%E2%80%93_Object_SVO\"><\/span>\ud83d\udccc&nbsp;<strong><mark style=\"background-color:#d4eaf8\" class=\"has-inline-color\">Subject&nbsp;&#8211; Verb &#8211; Object (SVO)<\/mark><\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Like English, Chinese usually uses the form Subject-Verb-Object (SVO). The subject is the noun or pronoun that performs the action described by the verb. The verb is the action or state of being that the subject is performing or experiencing. The object is the noun or pronoun that receives the action of the verb.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For example, in the sentence &#8220;She eats an apple,&#8221; &#8220;She&#8221; is the subject, &#8220;eats&#8221; is the verb, and &#8220;an apple&#8221; is the object. The subject &#8220;She&#8221; is performing the action of eating, and the object &#8220;an apple&#8221; is what she is eating.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table><tbody><tr><td><\/td><td><strong>Subject<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>Verb<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>Object<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Chinese<\/td><td>\u5979 t\u0101<\/td><td>\u5403 ch\u012b<\/td><td><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u860b\u679c<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u82f9\u679c<\/span> p\u00ednggu\u01d2<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>English<\/td><td>She<\/td><td>eats<\/td><td>(an) apple<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Chinese<\/td><td>\u54e5\u54e5 g\u0113ge<\/td><td>\u8e22 t\u012b<\/td><td>\u7403 qi\u00fa<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>English<\/td><td>Elder brother<\/td><td>kicks<\/td><td>the ball<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>\ud83d\udcd5&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/index.php\/2022\/06\/14\/stativeverbs\/\">How about adjectives?<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><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><br>He finished the work.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><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><br>I\u2019ve met&nbsp;that guy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:52px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%F0%9F%93%8C_Topic_%E2%80%93_Comment\"><\/span>\ud83d\udccc <mark style=\"background-color:#d8ecf9\" class=\"has-inline-color has-black-color\"><strong>Topic<\/strong>&nbsp;<strong>&#8211; Comment<\/strong><\/mark><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>In this structure, the sentence starts with a &#8220;topic,&#8221; which is the main idea or subject that the speaker wants to discuss. The topic is often a noun phrase, and it is sometimes followed by a particle, such as &#8220;about,&#8221; &#8220;regarding,&#8221; &#8220;concerning,&#8221; or &#8220;with respect to,&#8221; that indicates that what follows is a comment on the topic.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The &#8220;comment&#8221; is the part of the sentence that provides more information about the topic, such as an opinion, a description, a fact, or an explanation. The comment may consist of one or more clauses, and it often contains the verb that describes the action or state related to the topic.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table><tbody><tr><td><\/td><td><strong>Topic<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>Comment<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Chinese<\/td><td>\u4f60\u505a\u7684\u5496\u5561 N\u01d0 zu\u00f2 de k\u0101f\u0113i&nbsp;<\/td><td>\u6211\u5f88<span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u611b<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u7231<\/span> w\u01d2 h\u011bn \u00e0i<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>English<\/td><td>The coffee you made<\/td><td>I love it so much<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Chinese<\/td><td><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u5b78<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u5b66<\/span>\u4e2d\u6587 xu\u00e9 Zh\u014dngw\u00e9n<\/td><td>\u4e0d\u5bb9\u6613 b\u00f9 r\u00f3ngy\u00ec<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>English<\/td><td>Learning Chinese<\/td><td>not easy<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><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><br>He finished the work.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><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><br>I\u2019ve met&nbsp;that guy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><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><br>The information about that book is all kept in the library.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\ud83d\udcd5&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/index.php\/2022\/07\/16\/the-in-chinese\/\">Why do we need Topic-comment structure?<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:52px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Which_one_is_better\"><\/span><strong>Which one is better?&nbsp;<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Since the Chinese sentence structure follows the S-V-O order, which is very similar to English, most people find it easier to learn, and that&#8217;s why it&#8217;s taught earlier in textbooks. However, the S-V-O structure can be lengthy, and it may not always be the most natural way to express oneself in conversational Chinese. In casual conversations, native speakers prefer to use the topic-comment structure for its simplicity and directness.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In the topic-comment structure, the object can often serve as the topic, which means that it&#8217;s easy to convert an S-V-O structured sentence to a topic-comment structure by <strong>moving the object to the beginning of the sentence.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The most important aspect of the topic-comment structure is that you can <strong>drop the subject when it&#8217;s clear from context<\/strong>. This is a common practice in casual conversations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>S-V-O<\/strong><br><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u4f60<\/span><rt>n\u01d0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5403<\/span><rt>ch\u012b<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u98ef<\/span><rt>f\u00e0n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e86<\/span><rt>le<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u55ce<\/span><rt>ma<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff1f<\/span><rt> <\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u4f60<\/span><rt>n\u01d0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5403<\/span><rt>ch\u012b<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u996d<\/span><rt>f\u00e0n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e86<\/span><rt>le<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5417<\/span><rt>ma<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff1f<\/span><rt> <\/rt><\/ruby><br>Have you eaten\uff1f<br>\u2b07\ufe0f<br><strong>Topic-Comment<\/strong>&nbsp;<br><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u98ef<\/span><rt>f\u00e0n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4f60<\/span><rt>n\u01d0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5403<\/span><rt>ch\u012b<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e86<\/span><rt>le<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u55ce<\/span><rt>ma<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff1f<\/span><rt> <\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u996d<\/span><rt>f\u00e0n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4f60<\/span><rt>n\u01d0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5403<\/span><rt>ch\u012b<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e86<\/span><rt>le<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5417<\/span><rt>ma<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff1f<\/span><rt> <\/rt><\/ruby><br>Have you eaten\uff1f<br>\u2b07\ufe0f<br><strong>Drop the subject when<strong> it&#8217;s clear from context<\/strong><\/strong><br><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u98ef<\/span><rt>f\u00e0n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5403<\/span><rt>ch\u012b<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e86<\/span><rt>le<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u55ce<\/span><rt>ma<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff1f<\/span><rt> <\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u996d<\/span><rt>f\u00e0n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5403<\/span><rt>ch\u012b<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e86<\/span><rt>le<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5417<\/span><rt>ma<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff1f<\/span><rt> <\/rt><\/ruby><br>Have you eaten\uff1f<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The above three sentences are all correct and good, but if you ask me which one is better, my answer is:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\"has-background\" style=\"background-color:#8dd2fc24\"><tbody><tr><td>S-V-O<\/td><td>Formal, written<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>T-C<\/td><td>Casual, spoken<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Drop Subject<\/td><td>Natural in casual conversation<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:52px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Can_I_always_use_S-V-O\"><\/span><strong>Can I always use S-V-O?<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Yes, of course you can. However, it&#8217;s still essential to learn the T-C structure, so that you can understand what people are saying. It&#8217;s also important to note that dropping the subject in English turns the sentence into a command, but this is not the case in Chinese.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In fact, there is one situation where I strongly recommend using the T-C structure!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Greetings_and_Wishes\"><\/span><strong>Greetings&nbsp;and Wishes<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u6700\u8fd1<\/span><rt>zu\u00ecj\u00ecn<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u597d<\/span><rt>h\u01ceo<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u55ce<\/span><rt>ma<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff1f<\/span><rt> <\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u6700\u8fd1<\/span><rt>zu\u00ecj\u00ecn<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u597d<\/span><rt>h\u01ceo<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5417<\/span><rt>ma<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff1f<\/span><rt> <\/rt><\/ruby><br>How have (you) been recently?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u98ef<\/span><rt>f\u00e0n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5403<\/span><rt>ch\u012b<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e86<\/span><rt>le<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u55ce<\/span><rt>ma<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff1f<\/span><rt> <\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u996d<\/span><rt>f\u00e0n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5403<\/span><rt>ch\u012b<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e86<\/span><rt>le<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5417<\/span><rt>ma<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff1f<\/span><rt> <\/rt><\/ruby><br>Have you eaten\uff1f<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u751f\u65e5<\/span><rt>sh\u0113ngr\u00ec<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5feb\u6a02<\/span><rt>ku\u00e0il\u00e8<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff01<\/span><rt> <\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u751f\u65e5<\/span><rt>sh\u0113ngr\u00ec<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5feb\u4e50<\/span><rt>ku\u00e0il\u00e8<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff01<\/span><rt> <\/rt><\/ruby><br>Happy birthday!<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignright size-medium is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ko-fi.com\/tiffanystalk\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/fcacd-buymeacoffee_red402x-300x58.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-570\" style=\"width:150px;height:29px\" width=\"150\" height=\"29\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/fcacd-buymeacoffee_red402x-300x58.png 300w, https:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/fcacd-buymeacoffee_red402x-600x115.png 600w, https:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/fcacd-buymeacoffee_red402x-1024x197.png 1024w, https:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/fcacd-buymeacoffee_red402x-768x148.png 768w, https:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/fcacd-buymeacoffee_red402x-1536x296.png 1536w, https:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/fcacd-buymeacoffee_red402x-2048x394.png 2048w, https:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/fcacd-buymeacoffee_red402x-850x164.png 850w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Do you like it? \ud83d\ude42<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div style=\"height:100px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-medium is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/index.php\/contemporary-chinese-book-1\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/e68f92e59c963-300x86.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-571\" style=\"width:150px;height:43px\" width=\"150\" height=\"43\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/e68f92e59c963-300x86.png 300w, https:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/e68f92e59c963-600x171.png 600w, https:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/e68f92e59c963.png 700w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>What is the most common sentence order in Chinese? \ud83d\udccc&nbsp;Time +&nbsp;Subject&nbsp;+ How + Location + Action * Time words can either go after the subject or before the subject.* If you want to specify the direction, the directional word should come after &#8216;how&#8217; and before &#8216;location&#8217;. 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