Formal Labels and Nominalization
Practice advanced Chinese grammar patterns with a tight support-word list and targeted cloze demos.
Goal
Learners can recognize the linked grammar pattern, choose its key words, and write two original examples.
Write two new sentences with the grammar pattern, then swap one support word to change the nuance.
Focus
Useful examples
所谓成功,并不只有一种标准。
suǒ wèi chéng gōng, bìng bù zhǐ yǒu yì zhǒng biāo zhǔn.
So-called success does not have only one standard.
我们先解释所谓语境这个概念。
wǒ men xiān jiě shì suǒ wèi yǔ jìng zhè ge gài niàn.
Let us first explain the concept called context.
Labeling with 所谓
Use 所谓 to discuss terms, labels, and claims in advanced Chinese.
Practice sentences
他所谓的经验,其实并不适合这里。
His so-called experience is not actually suitable here.
Introduce the label being examined.
他所说的并非事实。
What he said is not fact.
Create a formal noun phrase.
我们所取得的成绩来之不易。
The achievements we have obtained did not come easily.
This word is the action producing achievements.
企业所面临的问题越来越复杂。
The problems enterprises face are becoming more complex.
This word is the action inside the noun phrase.
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Module word list
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning | Level | Dictionary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 所谓 | suǒ wèi | so-called |
HSK 2.0 5
HSK 3.0 7
|
Dictionary |
| 概念 | gài niàn | concept |
HSK 2.0 5
HSK 3.0 5
|
Dictionary |
| 标准 | biāo zhǔn | standard; norm; criterion |
HSK 2.0 4
HSK 3.0 4
|
Dictionary |
| 成功 | chéng gōng | Chenggong or Chengkung town in Taitung County 臺東縣|台东县[tái dōng xiàn], southeast Taiwan |
HSK 2.0 4
HSK 3.0 4
|
Dictionary |
| 所 | suǒ | actually |
HSK 2.0 5
HSK 3.0 6
|
Dictionary |
| 取得 | qǔ dé | to acquire; to get; to obtain |
HSK 2.0 6
HSK 3.0 4
|
Dictionary |
| 面临 | miàn lín | to face sth; to be confronted with |
HSK 2.0 5
HSK 3.0 5
|
Dictionary |
| 成绩 | chéng jì | achievement |
HSK 2.0 3
HSK 3.0 3
|
Dictionary |