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title: chinese — Judaism dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «chinese» in the Judaism dictionary: Chinese means from China or about China. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# chinese

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**Who acts:** Chinese, Mandarin, Chinese Philosophers, 15 students, Chinese restaurant, She · **What happens:** mean, be, speak, accord, say, avoid · **To what, where:** China, language, main kind, people, writing many strokes, one stroke · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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«chinese» in the Judaism dictionary: its 3 meanings for a pupil and its 12 examples, every sentence parsed by Mova itself — its syntax tree, a dependency tree in the style of Universal Dependencies, and its pragmatics clause by clause. The word in the dictionary, with its sense in the lessons: [chinese in the Judaism dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/judaism/w/chinese.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Chinese means from China or about China.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:chinese:m1:1
# text = Chinese means from China or about China.
1	Chinese	Chinese	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	nsubj	_	_
2	means	mean	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	from	from	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
4	China	China	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
5	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	7	cc	_	_
6	about	about	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	China	China	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	4	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **mean** | present | Chinese |  |  | China or China |  |  | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent |

<!-- .note -->
One row per clause the reader finds. «not said here»: a role filled from the clause above. «roles by»: a VerbNet class and frame when one fits the verb, else the reader's rules on the tree.

## Meaning 2 {#m2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Chinese is the language spoken in China; Mandarin is its main kind.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:chinese:m2:1
# text = Chinese is the language spoken in China; Mandarin is its main kind.
1	Chinese	Chinese	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	language	language	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
5	spoken	speak	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	4	acl	_	_
6	in	in	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	China	China	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	;	;	PUNCT	:	_	13	punct	_	_
9	Mandarin	Mandarin	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	13	nsubj	_	_
10	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	13	cop	_	_
11	its	its	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	13	nmod:poss	_	_
12	main	main	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	13	amod	_	_
13	kind	kind	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | Chinese | the language and its main kind |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **speak** *speech: other* | participle |  | the language and its main kind *not said here* |  | China |  |  | vn talk-37.5 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 3 | **is a** | present | Mandarin | its main kind |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## Meaning 3 {#m3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The Chinese are the people of China.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:chinese:m3:1
# text = The Chinese are the people of China.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	Chinese	Chinese	PROPN	NNPS	Number=Plur	5	nsubj	_	_
3	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	people	people	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	0	root	_	_
6	of	of	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	China	China	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	5	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | the Chinese | the people |  |  |  | of China | tree rules |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Giles, A History of Chinese Lit- erature, New York, 1901, p. (Mordell, The Origin of Letters and Numerals according to Sefer Yetzirah (1914))

<!-- fold The tree, 23 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:chinese:x1:1
# text = Giles, A History of Chinese Lit- erature, New York, 1901, p. (Mordell, The Origin of Letters and Numerals according to Sefer Yetzirah (1914))
1	Giles	gil	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	4	punct	_	_
3	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	History	history	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	conj	_	_
5	of	of	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
6	Chinese	Chinese	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	9	nsubj	_	_
7	Lit	Lit	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	9	compound	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	9	punct	_	_
9	erature	erature	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	12	punct	_	_
11	New	New	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	12	flat	_	_
12	York	York	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	9	appos	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	14	punct	_	_
14	1901	1901	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	12	flat	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	16	punct	_	_
16	p.	P.	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	12	conj	_	_
17	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	18	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	Mordell	Mordell	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	16	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
19	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	21	punct	_	_
20	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	21	det	_	_
21	Origin	Origin	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	18	appos	_	_
22	of	of	ADP	IN	_	23	case	_	_
23	Letters	letter	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	21	nmod	_	_
24	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	25	cc	_	_
25	Numerals	numeral	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	23	conj	_	_
26	according	accord	VERB	VBG	ExtPos=ADP|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	28	case	_	_
27	to	to	ADP	IN	_	26	fixed	_	_
28	Sefer	Sefer	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	1	nmod	_	_
29	Yetzirah	Yetzirah	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	28	flat	_	_
30	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	31	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
31	1914	1914	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	28	appos	_	SpaceAfter=No
32	))	))	PUNCT	-RRB-	_	31	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **accord** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn future\_having-13.3 «NP V NP.theme (PP)»: agent=Agent |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
\* The Chinese Philosophers even actually said that the circle 0 and the (Mordell, The Origin of Letters and Numerals according to Sefer Yetzirah (1914))

<!-- fold The tree, 24 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:chinese:x2:1
# text = * The Chinese Philosophers even actually said that the circle 0 and the (Mordell, The Origin of Letters and Numerals according to Sefer Yetzirah (1914))
1	*	*	PUNCT	NFP	_	7	punct	_	_
2	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
3	Chinese	Chinese	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	amod	_	_
4	Philosophers	Philosopher	PROPN	NNPS	Number=Plur	7	nsubj	_	_
5	even	even	ADV	RB	_	7	advmod	_	_
6	actually	actually	ADV	RB	_	7	advmod	_	_
7	said	say	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
8	that	that	SCONJ	IN	_	10	mark	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	circle	circle	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	ccomp	_	_
11	0	0	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	10	flat	_	_
12	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	15	cc	_	_
13	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	15	det	_	_
14	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	15	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	Mordell	Mordell	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	10	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	18	punct	_	_
17	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	18	det	_	_
18	Origin	Origin	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	15	appos	_	_
19	of	of	ADP	IN	_	20	case	_	_
20	Letters	letter	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	18	nmod	_	_
21	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	22	cc	_	_
22	Numerals	numeral	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	20	conj	_	_
23	according	accord	VERB	VBG	ExtPos=ADP|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	25	case	_	_
24	to	to	ADP	IN	_	23	fixed	_	_
25	Sefer	Sefer	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	20	nmod	_	_
26	Yetzirah	Yetzirah	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	25	flat	_	_
27	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	28	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
28	1914	1914	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	15	list	_	SpaceAfter=No
29	))	))	PUNCT	-RRB-	_	28	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **say** *speech: assert* | past | the Chinese Philosophers |  |  |  |  | actually *property* | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **accord** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn future\_having-13.3 «NP V NP.theme (PP)»: agent=Agent |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
To avoid writing too many strokes, the Chinese made one stroke to represent five units. (Mordell, The Origin of Letters and Numerals according to Sefer Yetzirah (1914))

<!-- .note -->
*Sentence 1:* To avoid writing too many strokes, the Chinese made one stroke to represent five units.

<!-- fold The tree, 15 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:chinese:x3:1
# text = To avoid writing too many strokes, the Chinese made one stroke to represent five units.
1	To	to	PART	TO	_	2	mark	_	_
2	avoid	avoid	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	writing	write	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	6	amod	_	_
4	too	too	ADV	RB	_	5	advmod	_	_
5	many	many	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	strokes	stroke	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	10	punct	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	Chinese	Chinese	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	10	nsubj	_	_
10	made	make	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	6	acl:relcl	_	_
11	one	one	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	12	nummod	_	_
12	stroke	stroke	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	obj	_	_
13	to	to	PART	TO	_	14	mark	_	_
14	represent	represent	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	12	acl	_	_
15	five	five	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	16	nummod	_	_
16	units	unit	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	14	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **avoid** | to-infinitive |  | writing many strokes |  |  |  |  | vn avoid-52 «NP V NP.location»: agent=Agent stroke=Location |
| 2 | **write** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn scribble-25.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 3 | **make** | past | the Chinese | one stroke |  |  |  |  | vn build-26.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent stroke=Product |
| 4 | **represent** | to-infinitive | the Chinese *not said here* | five units |  |  |  |  | vn representation-110.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Pivot unit=Theme |

<!-- .note -->
*Sentence 2:* (Mordell, The Origin of Letters and Numerals according to Sefer Yetzirah (1914))

<!-- fold The tree, 12 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:chinese:x3:2
# text = (Mordell, The Origin of Letters and Numerals according to Sefer Yetzirah (1914))
1	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	2	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	Mordell	Mordell	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	5	punct	_	_
4	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	Origin	Origin	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	appos	_	_
6	of	of	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	Letters	letter	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	nmod	_	_
8	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	9	cc	_	_
9	Numerals	numeral	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	conj	_	_
10	according	accord	VERB	VBG	ExtPos=ADP|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	12	case	_	_
11	to	to	ADP	IN	_	10	fixed	_	_
12	Sefer	Sefer	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	nmod	_	_
13	Yetzirah	Yetzirah	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	12	flat	_	_
14	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	15	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	1914	1914	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	2	list	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	))	))	PUNCT	-RRB-	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **accord** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn future\_having-13.3 «NP V NP.theme (PP)»: agent=Agent |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
15 students study Chinese.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:chinese:x4:1
# text = 15 students study Chinese.
1	15	15	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	2	nummod	_	_
2	students	student	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nsubj	_	_
3	study	study	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	Chinese	Chinese	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **study** | present | 15 students | Chinese |  |  |  |  | vn learn-14-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent chinese=Topic |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The Chinese restaurant sold 40 meals.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:chinese:x5:1
# text = The Chinese restaurant sold 40 meals.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	Chinese	Chinese	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	restaurant	restaurant	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
4	sold	sell	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	40	40	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	6	nummod	_	_
6	meals	meal	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **sell** | past | the Chinese restaurant | 40 meals |  |  |  |  | vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent meal=Theme |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
She learns 8 Chinese words a week.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:chinese:x6:1
# text = She learns 8 Chinese words a week.
1	She	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	learns	learn	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	8	8	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	5	nummod	_	_
4	Chinese	Chinese	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	words	word	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obj	_	_
6	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	week	week	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nmod:unmarked	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **learn** | present | She | 8 Chinese words  a week |  |  |  |  | vn learn-14-2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent word=Topic |

## Example 7 {#x7}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
He bought 3 Chinese lanterns.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:chinese:x7:1
# text = He bought 3 Chinese lanterns.
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	bought	buy	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	3	3	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	5	nummod	_	_
4	Chinese	Chinese	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	lanterns	lantern	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **buy** | past | He | 3 Chinese lanterns |  |  |  |  | vn accept-77.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent lantern=Theme |

## Example 8 {#x8}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
We watched the dragon dance at Chinese New Year.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:chinese:x8:1
# text = We watched the dragon dance at Chinese New Year.
1	We	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	watched	watch	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
4	dragon	dragon	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	compound	_	_
5	dance	dance	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
6	at	at	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
7	Chinese	Chinese	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	9	compound	_	_
8	New	New	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	9	compound	_	_
9	Year	Year	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **watch** | past | We | the dragon dance |  |  | at Chinese New Year |  | vn assessment-34.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent dance=Theme |

## Example 9 {#x9}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Chinese is written with characters, not letters.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:chinese:x9:1
# text = Chinese is written with characters, not letters.
1	Chinese	Chinese	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	nsubj:pass	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	aux:pass	_	_
3	written	write	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
4	with	with	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
5	characters	character	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	8	punct	_	_
7	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	8	advmod	_	_
8	letters	letter	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **write** | present · passive |  | Chinese |  |  |  | with characters and letters | vn scribble-25.2-1 «NP V NP»: subject=Theme |

## Example 10 {#x10}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
My friend speaks Chinese and English.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:chinese:x10:1
# text = My friend speaks Chinese and English.
1	My	my	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	2	nmod:poss	_	_
2	friend	friend	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	speaks	speak	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	Chinese	Chinese	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
5	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	6	cc	_	_
6	English	English	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	4	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **speak** *speech: other* | present | My friend | Chinese and English |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 11 {#x11}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
They ate Chinese food with chopsticks.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:chinese:x11:1
# text = They ate Chinese food with chopsticks.
1	They	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	ate	eat	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	Chinese	Chinese	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	amod	_	_
4	food	food	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	with	with	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	chopsticks	chopstick	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **eat** | past | They | Chinese food |  |  |  | with chopsticks | vn eat-39.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent food=Patient |

## Example 12 {#x12}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
"But mamma says the Chinese have straight hair," the little boy suggested.

<!-- fold The tree, 12 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:chinese:x12:1
# text = "But mamma says the Chinese have straight hair," the little boy suggested.
1	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	4	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	But	but	CCONJ	CC	_	4	cc	_	_
3	mamma	mamma	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
4	says	say	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	Chinese	Chinese	PROPN	NNPS	Number=Plur	7	nsubj	_	_
7	have	have	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	ccomp	_	_
8	straight	straight	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	amod	_	_
9	hair	hair	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	15	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	15	punct	_	_
12	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	14	det	_	_
13	little	little	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	14	amod	_	_
14	boy	boy	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	15	nsubj	_	_
15	suggested	suggest	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	7	advcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **say** *speech: assert* *in a quote* | present | mamma |  |  |  |  |  | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 2 | **have** *in a quote* | present | the Chinese | straight hair |  |  |  |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent hair=Patient |
| 3 | **suggest** *speech: suggest* | past | the little boy |  |  |  |  |  | vn say-37.7-1-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent |

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