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title: wan — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «wan» in the school dictionary: Wan means pale and looking ill or tired. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# wan

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**Who acts:** Wan, wan smile, Wan light, wǎn, wàn, these · **What happens:** mean, look, be, not be, give, say · **To what, where:** weak smile, ten thousand, English words, wan smile, garden, water · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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«wan» in the school dictionary: its 4 meanings for a pupil and its 6 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: [wan in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/wan.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Wan means pale and looking ill or tired.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:wan:m1:1
# text = Wan means pale and looking ill or tired.
1	Wan	wan	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
2	means	mean	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	pale	pale	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	xcomp	_	_
4	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	5	cc	_	_
5	looking	look	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	3	conj	_	_
6	ill	ill	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	xcomp	_	_
7	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	8	cc	_	_
8	tired	tired	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **mean** | present | Wan |  |  |  |  | pale *property* | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **look** | gerund | Wan *not said here* |  |  |  |  | ill *property* | vn stimulus\_subject-30.4 «NP V ADJ»: agent=Stimulus |

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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 -->
A wan smile is a weak, tired or sad smile.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:wan:m2:1
# text = A wan smile is a weak, tired or sad smile.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	wan	wan	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	smile	smile	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	nsubj	_	_
4	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	11	cop	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
6	weak	weak	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	11	amod	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	8	punct	_	_
8	tired	tired	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	conj	_	_
9	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	10	cc	_	_
10	sad	sad	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	conj	_	_
11	smile	smile	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	11	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | a wan smile | a weak smile |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## Meaning 3 {#m3}

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Usage: old, poetic — kept apart, not parsed.

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Wan light is faint and weak.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:wan:m3:1
# text = Wan light is faint and weak.
1	Wan	wan	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	amod	_	_
2	light	light	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
4	faint	faint	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
5	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	6	cc	_	_
6	weak	weak	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | Wan light |  |  |  |  | faint *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **be** |  | Wan light *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## Meaning 4 {#m4}

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Usage: Mandarin, pinyin — kept apart, not parsed.

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
wǎn can mean evening or late, and wàn means ten thousand; these are not English words.

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:wan:m4:1
# text = wǎn can mean evening or late, and wàn means ten thousand; these are not English words.
1	wǎn	wǎn	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
2	can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	3	aux	_	_
3	mean	mean	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
4	evening	evening	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
5	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	6	cc	_	_
6	late	late	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	10	punct	_	_
8	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	10	cc	_	_
9	wàn	wàn	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	nsubj	_	_
10	means	mean	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	parataxis	_	_
11	ten	ten	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	12	compound	_	_
12	thousand	thousand	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	10	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	;	;	PUNCT	:	_	18	punct	_	_
14	these	this	PRON	DT	Number=Plur|PronType=Dem	18	nsubj	_	_
15	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	18	cop	_	_
16	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	18	advmod	_	_
17	English	English	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	18	amod	_	_
18	words	word	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	10	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
19	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **mean** | can | wǎn |  |  |  | evening |  | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **mean** | present | wàn | ten thousand |  |  |  |  | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent thousand=Topic |
| 3 | **not** **is a** | present | these | English words |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
She looked wan after a week with flu.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:wan:x1:1
# text = She looked wan after a week with flu.
1	She	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	looked	look	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	wan	wan	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	xcomp	_	_
4	after	after	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	week	week	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
7	with	with	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	flu	flu	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **look** | past | She |  |  |  | week | with flu; wan *property* | vn stimulus\_subject-30.4 «NP V ADJ»: agent=Stimulus |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
He gave a wan smile and said he was fine.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:wan:x2:1
# text = He gave a wan smile and said he was fine.
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	gave	give	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
4	wan	wan	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	smile	smile	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
6	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	7	cc	_	_
7	said	say	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	2	conj	_	_
8	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	10	nsubj	_	_
9	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	10	cop	_	_
10	fine	fine	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	ccomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **give** | past | He | a wan smile |  |  |  |  | vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent smile=Theme |
| 2 | **say** *speech: assert* | past | He *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent |
| 3 | **is** | past | he |  |  |  |  | fine *property* | tree rules |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The wan winter sun barely warmed the garden.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:wan:x3:1
# text = The wan winter sun barely warmed the garden.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
2	wan	wan	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	amod	_	_
3	winter	winter	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	compound	_	_
4	sun	sun	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
5	barely	barely	ADV	RB	_	6	advmod	_	_
6	warmed	warm	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	garden	garden	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **warm** | past | the wan winter sun | the garden |  |  |  | barely *property* | vn other\_cos-45.4 «NP V NP.patient»: agent=Agent garden=Patient |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Your face is so wan — sit down and have some water.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:wan:x4:1
# text = Your face is so wan — sit down and have some water.
1	Your	your	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Person=2|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	2	nmod:poss	_	_
2	face	face	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
4	so	so	ADV	RB	_	5	advmod	_	_
5	wan	wan	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
6	—	-	PUNCT	:	_	7	punct	_	_
7	sit	sit	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	5	parataxis	_	_
8	down	down	ADP	RP	_	7	compound:prt	_	_
9	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	10	cc	_	_
10	have	have	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	conj	_	_
11	some	some	DET	DT	PronType=Ind	12	det	_	_
12	water	water	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | Your face |  |  |  |  | wan *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **sit down** | infinitive |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn assuming\_position-50 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 3 | **have** | present |  | some water |  |  |  |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent water=Patient |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The patient's cheeks were wan and thin.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:wan:x5:1
# text = The patient's cheeks were wan and thin.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	patient	patient	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	's	's	PART	POS	_	2	case	_	_
4	cheeks	cheek	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	nsubj	_	_
5	were	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	6	cop	_	_
6	wan	wan	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
7	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	8	cc	_	_
8	thin	thin	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | past | the patient's cheeks |  |  |  |  | wan *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **be** |  | the patient's cheeks *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
In Mandarin, "wǎn shàng hǎo" means good evening.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:wan:x6:1
# text = In Mandarin, "wǎn shàng hǎo" means good evening.
1	In	in	ADP	IN	_	2	case	_	_
2	Mandarin	Mandarin	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	9	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	2	punct	_	_
4	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	5	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	wǎn	wǎn	X	FW	Foreign=Yes	9	nsubj	_	_
6	shàng	shàng	X	FW	Foreign=Yes	5	flat:foreign	_	_
7	hǎo	hǎo	X	FW	Foreign=Yes	5	flat:foreign	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	5	punct	_	_
9	means	mean	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
10	good	good	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	11	amod	_	_
11	evening	evening	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	9	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **mean** | present | wǎn |  |  |  | evening | in Mandarin | vn representation-110.1 «NP V NP PP.attribute»: agent=Pivot in mandarin=Attribute |

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