Meaning of 系词
系词 means copula (in logic); the part of a proposition connecting subject and predicate; copula (in grammar); the linking verb 'to be' (是). Pronounced xì cí.
- copula (in logic); the part of a proposition connecting subject and predicate
- copula (in grammar); the linking verb 'to be' (是)
Definitions & Examples
Zài在
mìng命
tí题
“
Xuě雪
shì是
bái白
de的
”
zhōng中
，
“
shì是
”
jiù就
shì是
xì系
cí词
。
In the proposition 'Snow is white,' the word 'is' serves as the copula.
“
Jīng鲸
yú鱼
bù不
shì是
yú鱼
”
zhōng中
de的
“
bù不
shì是
”
yě也
qǐ起
zhe着
xì系
cí词
de的
zuò作
yòng用
。
In 'Whales are not fish,' the phrase 'are not' also functions as a copula.
Xì系
cí词
de的
gōng功
néng能
zài在
yú于
biǎo表
dá达
zhǔ主
cí词
yǔ与
wèi谓
cí词
zhī之
jiān间
de的
kěn肯
dìng定
huò或
fǒu否
dìng定
guān关
xi系
。
The function of the copula is to express the affirmative or negative relationship between the subject and predicate.
Measure Words
个/ gè
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