Chinese word

句型

Pronunciation

Pinyinjù xíng

Meaning

  • nounsentence pattern

Example

课堂上老师讲了一个新句型。kè táng shàng lǎo shī jiǎng le yí gè xīn jù xíng

The teacher taught a new sentence pattern in class.

Illustration for 句型 (sentence pattern)

More examples

在日常会话中,先学会基本句型比较好。zài rì cháng huì huà zhōng xiān xué huì jī běn jù xíng bǐ jiào hǎo

In everyday conversation, it is better to learn basic sentence patterns first.

Core concept

A slot-based template lets different words fill the same positions while the sentence keeps its intended grammatical function.

Common phrases

  • 基本句型jī běn jù xíng

    basic sentence pattern

  • 常见句型cháng jiàn jù xíng

    common sentence pattern

  • 疑问句型yí wèn jù xíng

    question sentence pattern

Similar words

语序yǔ xù: The sequence of words or phrases in a sentence.
句式jù shì: The form a sentence or utterance takes to convey an idea.
结构jié gòu: The organized arrangement and connections among the parts of a sentence or phrase.

Definition in Chinese

构成句子的常见结构模式,用以表达特定的语法功能或意义。gòu chéng jù zi de cháng jiàn jié gòu mó shì yòng yǐ biǎo dá tè dìng de yú fǎ gōng néng huò yì yì

Word origin

The compound 句 (jù, "phrase or sentence") + 型 (xíng, "form or model") presents a sentence as a model with positions that can be filled in recurring ways.

Usage tips

  • A study note that separates fixed slots from replaceable words makes it easier to produce new sentences instead of recalling one whole sentence.

Other meanings

  • sentence structurenoun

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