Meaning of 语序
语序 means word order; the sequential arrangement of linguistic units according to specific grammatical rules. Pronounced yǔ xù.
- word order; the sequential arrangement of linguistic units according to specific grammatical rules
Definitions & Examples
Hàn汉
yǔ语
zhōng中
，
yǔ语
xù序
shì是
fēi非
cháng常
zhòng重
yào要
de的
yǔ语
fǎ法
shǒu手
duàn段
。
In Chinese, word order is a very important grammatical device.
"
Wǒ我
kàn看
tā他
"
hé和
"
Tā他
kàn看
wǒ我
"
yǔ语
xù序
bù不
tóng同
，
yì意
si思
yě也
wán完
quán全
xiāng相
fǎn反
。
"I look at him" and "He looks at me" have different word orders and completely opposite meanings.
Gǎi改
biàn变
yǔ语
xù序
kě可
yǐ以
shǐ使
jù句
zi子
chǎn产
shēng生
bù不
tóng同
de的
hán含
yì义
，
lì例
rú如
"
Bù不
wán完
quán全
dǒng懂
"
hé和
"
Wán完
quán全
bù不
dǒng懂
"
。
Changing the word order can give sentences different meanings, for example, 'don't completely understand' versus 'completely don't understand'.
Yǔ与
Hàn汉
yǔ语
bù不
tóng同
，
yǒu有
xiē些
yǔ语
yán言
zhǔ主
yào要
tōng通
guò过
cí词
xíng形
biàn变
huà化
ér而
fēi非
yǔ语
xù序
lái来
biǎo表
shì示
yǔ语
fǎ法
guān关
xi系
。
Unlike Chinese, some languages primarily express grammatical relations through inflection rather than word order.
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