Grammar 语法

No conjugations

Each verb only has one form, and for that matter: no irregular verbs.

For example,

看 Kàn 👀 see, saw, seen 👀

No plural

NO plural in Chinese !

Place quantifiers (measure words, MW) before the noun, or simply the context, will make clear whether we are talking in singular or in plural

number + MW + noun

For example,

鱼 yú fish 🐠

一 Yī 条 tiáo 鱼 yú🐠

三sān 条tiáo鱼yú 🐠🐠🐠

subject+verb+object

Chinese grammar is similar to English grammar.

A simple Chinese sentence structure consists of a subject, a predicate and an object.

For example,

我喝茶。Wǒ hē chá I drink tea.

我爱中文。 Wǒ ài zhōngwén I love Chinese