Chinese: An Essential Grammar

Book Cover......Page 1
Half-Title......Page 2
Series Title......Page 3
Title......Page 4
Copyright......Page 5
Contents......Page 6
Preface......Page 14
Introduction......Page 16
Part I: Nouns......Page 24
 1. Nouns......Page 25
 2. Numerals and nouns......Page 30
 3. Measures for nouns......Page 36
 4. Pronouns......Page 43
 5. Adjectives and attributives......Page 51
Part II: Verbs......Page 58
 6. Adjectival and nominal predicates; the verb shì......Page 59
 7. The verb y  ou; comparisons......Page 65
 8. Verbs and aspect markers......Page 71
 9. Motion verbs and direction indicators......Page 82
 10. Verbs and time......Page 89
 11. Verbs and location......Page 96
 12. Verbs: duration and frequency......Page 105
 13. Verbs and complements......Page 111
 14. Verbs and adverbials......Page 121
 15. Modal and similar verbs......Page 130
Part III: Sentences......Page 140
 16. Statements and the sentence particle le......Page 141
 17. Questions......Page 147
 18. Subject and predicate; topic and comment......Page 161
 19. Prepositions and coverbs......Page 167
 20. Ba and bèi constructions......Page 174
 21. Serial constructions......Page 181
 22. Emphasis and the intensiyer shì......Page 188
 23. Abbreviation and omission......Page 196
 24. Composite sentences: conjunctions and conjunctives......Page 201
 25. Exclamations and interjections; appositions; and apostrophes......Page 214
Part IV: Paragraphs......Page 220
Glossary of grammatical terms......Page 241
Index......Page 246