Chinese word

语法

Pronunciation

Pinyinyǔ fǎ

Meaning

  • noungrammar

Example

这本书讲语法，很适合初学者。zhè běn shū jiǎng yú fǎ hěn shì hé chū xué zhě

This book explains grammar and is very suitable for beginners.

Illustration for 语法 (grammar)

More examples

每天做一些语法练习，有助于提高写作。měi tiān zuò yì xiē yú fǎ liàn xí yǒu zhù yú tí gāo xiě zuò

Doing some grammar exercises every day helps improve writing.

Core concept

The hidden structure that connects words, phrases, and sentences into working messages.

Common phrases

  • 复习语法fù xí yú fǎ

    review grammar

  • 讲解语法点jiáng jiě yú fǎ diǎn

    explain grammar points

  • 理解语法lí jiě yú fǎ

    understand grammar

Similar words

语序yǔ xù: Rules for arranging words in the correct order within a sentence.
时态shí tài: Ways of showing an action's time, completion, or continuation through markers or context.
句子结构jù zi jié gòu: Rules for arranging and combining parts of a sentence, such as the subject, verb, and object.

Definition in Chinese

描述语言内部结构、句法关系以及词语搭配规则的一套规范。miáo shù yǔ yán nèi bù jié gòu jù fǎ guān xì yǐ jí cí yǔ dā pèi guī zé de yí tào guī fàn

Word origin

语 (yǔ, "language") + 法 (fǎ, "rule or method") combines language with an organized system of rules, giving the word its meaning of grammar.

Usage tips

  • English learners may search for verb endings to show time, but Chinese often uses context or separate markers instead, so a sentence can be grammatical without an English-style tense ending.

Related words

  • 语法书yú fǎ shūgrammar booknoun
  • 语法练习yú fǎ liàn xígrammar exercisesnoun

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