grammatical object; receiver of an action
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Meanings
1 sense · 4 examplesnoun
object; a sentence element that answers 'who?' or 'what?' after a verb
formalA core grammatical term in Chinese syntax. It typically follows a transitive verb and indicates the receiver of the action.
Zài在
jù句
zi子
“
wǒ我
dú读
shū书
”
zhōng中
，
“
shū书
”
shì是
bīn宾
yǔ语
。
In the sentence 'I read a book,' 'book' is the object.
Tā他
xǐ喜
huān欢
māo猫
。
māo
（
“
shì猫
”
bīn是
yǔ宾
语
）
He likes cats. ('cats' is the object)
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Lǎo老
shī师
jiāo教
wǒ我
men们
yǔ语
fǎ法
。
The teacher teaches us grammar.
Wǒ我
zhī知
dào道
tā他
lái来
le了
。
tā
（
“
lái他
le来
shì了
”
bīn是
yǔ宾
cóng语
jù从
句
）
I know he has come. ('he has come' is an object clause)