grammar; syntactic structure; grammar study
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
2 senses · 6 examplesnoun
grammar; syntactic structure
The set of structural rules governing the composition of clauses, phrases, and words in a language.
Yīng英
yǔ语
yǔ语
fǎ法
bǐ比
Hàn汉
yǔ语
yǔ语
fǎ法
gèng更
fù复
zá杂
。
English grammar is more complex than Chinese grammar.
Zhè这
běn本
shū书
xiáng详
xì细
jiě解
shì释
le了
xiàn现
dài代
Hàn汉
yǔ语
de的
yǔ语
fǎ法
。
This book explains the grammar of modern Chinese in detail.
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Tā他
zài在
jù句
zi子
zhōng中
de的
yǔ语
fǎ法
cuò错
wù误
hěn很
míng明
xiǎn显
。
His grammatical errors in the sentence are very obvious.
noun
grammar study; grammar as a field of research
Refers to the academic discipline that analyzes and describes the grammar of languages.
Tā他
zhǔ主
xiū修
miáo描
xiě写
yǔ语
fǎ法
。
He majors in descriptive grammar.
Bǐ比
jiào较
yǔ语
fǎ法
yán研
jiū究
bù不
tóng同
yǔ语
yán言
de的
jié结
gòu构
yì异
tóng同
。
Comparative grammar studies the similarities and differences in the structure of different languages.
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Lì历
shǐ史
yǔ语
fǎ法
bāng帮
zhù助
wǒ我
men们
lǐ理
jiě解
yǔ语
yán言
de的
yǎn演
biàn变
。
Historical grammar helps us understand the evolution of language.