Some two-morpheme (o two-character) compounds have a very interesting feature, character inclusiveness or morpheme inclusiveness. There are two types of character inclusiveness. Continue reading “Character inclusiveness in Chinese compound words”
Category: Formation
Character formation in Chinese
As for the formation of Chinese characters, there are six different ways. Four of them are most important. Continue reading “Character formation in Chinese”
How Chinese components form phono-semantic characters?
Since most of the Chinese characters are 形声字 phono-semantic characters, it’s a major requisite to know how they are formed. Continue reading “How Chinese components form phono-semantic characters?”
Chinese compounds formed by two antonyms
Combine two antonyms like 来 come, 往 go; 买 buy, 卖 sell; 东 east, 西 west; 安 safety, 危 danger; etc. can form a new word, but the meaning of the compound is not always the literal combination of the two antonyms. There are several cases as to the relation between the meaning of the compound and the two antonyms. Continue reading “Chinese compounds formed by two antonyms”
The use of double negative in Chinese
Many times double negative is used in Chinese sentences to make an affirmative effect. Continue reading “The use of double negative in Chinese”