Starter Sentence Order
Stabilize who, when, where, and what happens before adding more grammar.
Goal
Learners can build short subject-time-place-action sentences without English word order.
Make three new sentences with this module’s grammar pattern and support words.
Focus
Useful examples
我今天在学校学习中文。
Wǒ jīntiān zài xuéxiào xuéxí Zhōngwén.
I study Chinese at school today.
明天我们去北京。
Míngtiān wǒmen qù Běijīng.
Tomorrow we go to Beijing.
Basic Chinese Sentence Order
Build reliable starter sentences by placing people, time, place, action, and object in a natural order.
Practice sentences
没有我，重点会不清楚。
Without 我, the focus would be unclear.
Pick the grammar piece that controls the sentence role.
你叫什么名字？
What is your name?
Use 你 for you in a casual question.
我今天学习中文。
I study Chinese today.
Time usually comes before the verb.
明天见。
See you tomorrow.
Use 明天 for tomorrow.
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Module word list
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning | Level | Dictionary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 我 | wǒ | I; me; my |
HSK 2.0 1
HSK 3.0 1
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Dictionary |
| 你 | nǐ | you (informal, as opposed to courteous 您[nín]) |
HSK 2.0 1
HSK 3.0 1
|
Dictionary |
| 今天 | jīn tiān | today |
HSK 2.0 1
HSK 3.0 1
|
Dictionary |
| 明天 | míng tiān | tomorrow |
HSK 2.0 1
HSK 3.0 1
|
Dictionary |
| 在 | zài | to exist; to be alive |
HSK 2.0 1
HSK 3.0 1
|
Dictionary |
| 学校 | xué xiào | school |
HSK 2.0 1
HSK 3.0 1
|
Dictionary |
| 学习 | xué xí | to learn |
HSK 2.0 1
HSK 3.0 1
|
Dictionary |
| 中文 | zhōng wén | Chinese language |
HSK 2.0 4
HSK 3.0 1
|
Dictionary |
| 去 | qù | to go |
HSK 2.0 1
HSK 3.0 1
|
Dictionary |
| 来 | lái | to come |
HSK 2.0 1
HSK 3.0 1
|
Dictionary |