Word Order & Sentence Flow
Articles explaining how Chinese word order shapes meaning across different sentence types.
12 articles
Are there any tips and tricks to analyzing a Chinese structure?
"Proper Noun + 这个 + General Noun (i.e., 小天这个人，倪家桥这个地方)
Can I change the word order without changing the meaning? 我马上上来 - 上来了一个人 - 一个人上来了
How can word order change the meaning of multi-verb sentences?
How do I know whether a sentence is in past tense or future tense?
How do you deal with word order in multi-verb sentences?
What's up with 的 in 我认识很多有想法*的*人? (or 定语 dìngyǔ sentence structure)
What's 的 doing at the end of this phrase? (事物总是变化发展的)
Where do you place 谁 shéi ("who") in a sentence?
Why are there sometimes two of the same verb in a sentence? (e.g., 你*骑*马*骑*得太快了)
Why are 是 & 的 placed where they are in 这张画是他三岁的时候画的?
Word order and context for 至少 zhìshǎo "at least"