Meaning of 发语词
发语词 means sentence-initial particle (classical Chinese). Pronounced fā yǔ cí.
- sentence-initial particle (classical Chinese)
Definitions & Examples
“
Fú夫
zhàn战
，
yǒng勇
qì气
yě也
。
”
zhè
lǐ这
de里
fú的
“
shì夫
”
fā是
yǔ发
cí语
词
。
"Now, warfare is a matter of courage." Here, the word 'fú' is a sentence-initial particle.
Zài在
《
Shǐ史
Jì记
》
zhōng中
，
cháng常
yòng用
“
gài盖
”
zuò作
wéi为
fā发
yǔ语
cí词
。
In the 'Records of the Grand Historian,' 'gài' is often used as a sentence-initial particle.
“
Wéi维
tiān天
yǒu有
hàn汉
”
zhōng中
de的
“
wéi维
”
jiù就
shì是
yī一
gè个
diǎn典
xíng型
de的
fā发
yǔ语
cí词
。
The 'wéi' in 'The heavens hold the Milky Way' is a typical sentence-initial particle.
Measure Words
个/ gè
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