patient; undergoer; grammatical object
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Meanings
1 sense · 5 examplesnoun
the object of an action; the patient or undergoer; the person or thing acted upon by a verb
formalIn Chinese grammar, the patient may function as the object (e.g., 我看报) or as the subject in passive-like constructions (e.g., 衣服送来了).
Wǒ我
kàn看
bào报
。
I read the newspaper.
Lǎo老
yīng鹰
zhuā抓
xiǎo小
jī鸡
。
The eagle catches the chick.
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Yī衣
fu服
sòng送
lái来
le了
。
The clothes were delivered.
Tā他
chī吃
fàn饭
。
He eats rice.
Wèn问
tí题
yǐ已
jīng经
jiě解
jué决
le了
。
The problem has already been solved.