Mandarin Chinese Language Grammar

4.

Verbs and Verb Phrases

4.1.

4.1.1.

Transitive Verbs

4.1.2.

Intransitive Verbs

4.1.3.

4.1.4.

Communication Verbs

4.2.

4.2.1.

Adjectival Predicates

4.2.2.

Degree Modification

4.2.3.

Negation Patterns

4.2.4.

Comparative Usage

4.3.

4.3.1.

4.3.1.1.

4.3.1.2.

4.3.1.3.

可以 (kěyǐ)

4.3.2.

Obligation Modals

4.3.2.1.

4.3.2.2.

应该 (yīnggāi)

4.3.2.3.

4.3.3.

Volition Modals

4.3.3.1.

4.3.3.2.

愿意 (yuànyì)

4.3.4.

Modal Combinations

4.4.

Verb Reduplication

4.4.1.

4.4.2.

A-一-A Pattern

4.4.3.

Semantic Functions

4.4.4.

Stylistic Effects

4.5.

Separable Verbs

4.5.1.

Verb-Object Compounds

4.5.2.

Element Insertion

4.5.3.

Aspect Particle Placement

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