Mandarin disyllabism for beginners

Language Log 2025-04-11

Summary:

tā jiǎng dé hěn qīngchǔ她講得很清楚 tā jiǎng dé fēicháng qīngchǔ她講得非常清楚 tā jiǎng dé tèbié qīngchǔ她講得特別清楚 tā jiǎng dé shífēn qīngchǔ她講得十分清楚 tā jiǎng dé qīngqīngchǔchǔ她講得清清楚楚 tā jiǎng dé qīngchǔ de bùdéliǎo她講得清楚得不得了 tā jiǎng dé bùnéng zài qīngchǔle她講得不能再清楚了("She couldn't have explained it more clearly" All seven sentences say the same thing, "She explained it clearly", with various nuances. […]

Link:

https://languagelog.ldc.upenn.edu/nll/?p=68831&utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=mandarin-disyllabism-for-beginners

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rhythm

Authors:

Victor Mair

Date tagged:

04/11/2025, 23:09

Date published:

04/11/2025, 17:32