Chinese: An Essential Grammar

by Yip Po-Ching, Don Rimmington

This new edition is a concise reference guide to modern Chinese grammar. It presents a description of the language setting out the complexities in short, readable sections. Features a new chapter on paragraph development; Chinese characters, as well as pinyin; translations into English. @ Selected Introduction 1 Nouns 2 Numerals 3 Measures for nouns 4 Pronouns 5 Adjectives and attributives 6 Predicates 7 The verb y{ov}u 8 Aspect markers 9 Motion verbs 10 Time 11 Location 12 Duration and frequency 13 Complements 14 Adverbials 15 Modal and similar verbs 16 Statements 17 Questions 18 Subject and predicate 19 Prepositions and coverbs 20 B{av} and b�i constructions 21 Serial constructions 22 Emphasis 23 Abbreviation and omission 24 Composite sentences 25 Exclamations 26 Sample Paragraphs Glossary Index

Genres: Language, China, Reference

240 pages, Paperback

First published December 5, 1996

Reviews

[Tuan Do · Rating 5 out of 5]

I gave it a 5 stars for clear and concise representation of modern Chinese grammar. The book meticulously addressed some difficult aspects of Chinese, including ba and bèi constructions. A must-have for people who has an intermediate command over Mandarin, and want to dig deeper into the language structure. Not a recommendation for beginners.

[Jin Kok · Rating 5 out of 5]

Awesome book, it covers from how Mandarin speakers classify things, and correct usage of words that is not compatible with English. Highly informative book. Excellent for non-Mandarin speakers: beginner to advance.