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title: yin — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «yin» in the school dictionary: Yin is the dark, cool, quiet, soft side in the old Chinese idea of yin and yang: two opposite forces that balance each other in everything. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# yin

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**Who acts:** Yin, two opposite forces, yīn, opposites, dark part, twins · **What happens:** be, balance, show, link, have, explain · **To what, where:** dark quiet soft side, old Chinese idea, each, everything, Chinese syllable, dark part · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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«yin» in the school dictionary: its 2 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: [yin in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/yin.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

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Usage: Chinese philosophy — kept apart, not parsed.

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Yin is the dark, cool, quiet, soft side in the old Chinese idea of yin and yang: two opposite forces that balance each other in everything.

<!-- fold The tree, 26 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:yin:m1:1
# text = Yin is the dark, cool, quiet, soft side in the old Chinese idea of yin and yang: two opposite forces that balance each other in everything.
1	Yin	Yin	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	11	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	11	cop	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
4	dark	dark	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	11	amod	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	6	punct	_	_
6	cool	cool	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	8	punct	_	_
8	quiet	quiet	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	11	amod	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	8	punct	_	_
10	soft	soft	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	11	amod	_	_
11	side	side	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
12	in	in	ADP	IN	_	16	case	_	_
13	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	16	det	_	_
14	old	old	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	16	amod	_	_
15	Chinese	Chinese	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	16	amod	_	_
16	idea	idea	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	nmod	_	_
17	of	of	ADP	IN	_	18	case	_	_
18	yin	yin	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	16	nmod	_	_
19	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	20	cc	_	_
20	yang	yang	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	16	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
21	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	24	punct	_	_
22	two	two	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	24	nummod	_	_
23	opposite	opposite	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	24	amod	_	_
24	forces	force	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	11	appos	_	_
25	that	that	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	26	nsubj	_	_
26	balance	balance	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	24	acl:relcl	_	_
27	each	each	DET	DT	ExtPos=PRON|PronType=Rcp	26	obj	_	_
28	other	other	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	27	fixed	_	_
29	in	in	ADP	IN	_	30	case	_	_
30	everything	everything	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Tot	26	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
31	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	11	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | Yin | the dark quiet soft side |  | the old Chinese idea of yin and yang |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **balance** | present | two opposite forces | each |  | everything |  |  | vn spatial\_configuration-47.6-1 «NP V NP.theme PP»: agent=Agent each=Theme in everything=Location |

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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}

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

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
«yīn» is a Chinese syllable with several meanings, for example «shady, cloudy» or «sound».

<!-- fold The tree, 14 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:yin:m2:1
# text = «yīn» is a Chinese syllable with several meanings, for example «shady, cloudy» or «sound».
1	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	2	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	yīn	yīn	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	2	punct	_	_
4	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	cop	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
6	Chinese	Chinese	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	syllable	syllable	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
8	with	with	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	several	several	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	10	amod	_	_
10	meanings	meaning	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	13	punct	_	_
12	for	for	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
13	example	example	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	parataxis	_	_
14	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	15	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	shady	shady	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	13	appos	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	17	punct	_	_
17	cloudy	cloudy	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	15	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	17	punct	_	_
19	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	21	cc	_	_
20	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	21	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
21	sound	sound	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	15	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
22	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	15	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
23	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | yīn | a Chinese syllable |  |  |  | with several meanings | tree rules |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Yin and yang show how opposites balance each other.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:yin:x1:1
# text = Yin and yang show how opposites balance each other.
1	Yin	yin	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
2	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	3	cc	_	_
3	yang	yang	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	conj	_	_
4	show	show	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	how	how	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	7	advmod	_	_
6	opposites	opposite	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	nsubj	_	_
7	balance	balance	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	ccomp	_	_
8	each	each	DET	DT	ExtPos=PRON|PronType=Rcp	7	obj	_	_
9	other	other	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	fixed	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **show** | present | Yin and yang |  |  |  |  |  | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V how S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 2 | **balance** | present | opposites | each |  |  |  |  | vn spatial\_configuration-47.6-1 «PP.location V NP»: agent=Location each=Theme |

## Example 2 {#x2}

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In the symbol, yin is the dark part and yang is the light part.

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:yin:x2:1
# text = In the symbol, yin is the dark part and yang is the light part.
1	In	in	ADP	IN	_	3	case	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	symbol	symbol	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	3	punct	_	_
5	yin	yin	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	nsubj	_	_
6	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	9	cop	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
8	dark	dark	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	amod	_	_
9	part	part	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	15	nsubj	_	_
10	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	11	cc	_	_
11	yang	yang	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	conj	_	_
12	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	15	cop	_	_
13	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	15	det	_	_
14	light	light	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	15	compound	_	_
15	part	part	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	15	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | yin | the dark part and yang |  | the symbol |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **is a** | present | the dark part and yang | the light part |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Night is linked with yin, and day with yang.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:yin:x3:1
# text = Night is linked with yin, and day with yang.
1	Night	night	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj:pass	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	aux:pass	_	_
3	linked	link	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
4	with	with	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
5	yin	yin	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	8	punct	_	_
7	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	8	cc	_	_
8	day	day	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	_
9	with	with	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
10	yang	yang	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **link** | present · passive |  | Night |  |  | day | with yin | vn mix-22.1-2-1 «NP V NP PP.co-patient»: subject=Patient with yin=Co-Patient |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The twins are the yin and yang of our class: one quiet, one loud.

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:yin:x4:1
# text = The twins are the yin and yang of our class: one quiet, one loud.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	twins	twin	NOUN	NNS	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	yin	yin	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
6	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	7	cc	_	_
7	yang	yang	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	conj	_	_
8	of	of	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	our	our	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	10	nmod:poss	_	_
10	class	class	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	13	punct	_	_
12	one	one	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	13	nummod	_	_
13	quiet	quiet	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	16	punct	_	_
15	one	one	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	16	nummod	_	_
16	loud	loud	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	13	amod	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | the twins | the yin and yang of our class and one quiet |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Each half of the yin-yang symbol has a small dot of the other colour.

<!-- fold The tree, 15 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:yin:x5:1
# text = Each half of the yin-yang symbol has a small dot of the other colour.
1	Each	each	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	2	det	_	_
2	half	half	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing|NumForm=Word|NumType=Frac	9	nsubj	_	_
3	of	of	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
5	yin	yin	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	compound	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	5	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	yang	yang	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	compound	_	_
8	symbol	symbol	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nmod	_	_
9	has	have	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
10	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
11	small	small	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	12	amod	_	_
12	dot	dot	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obj	_	_
13	of	of	ADP	IN	_	16	case	_	_
14	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	16	det	_	_
15	other	other	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	16	amod	_	_
16	colour	colour	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	9	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **have** | present | each half of the yin yang symbol | a small dot of the other colour |  |  |  |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent dot=Patient |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The teacher explained yin and yang in our lesson about China.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:yin:x6:1
# text = The teacher explained yin and yang in our lesson about China.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	teacher	teacher	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	explained	explain	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	yin	yin	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
5	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	6	cc	_	_
6	yang	yang	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	conj	_	_
7	in	in	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	our	our	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	9	nmod:poss	_	_
9	lesson	lesson	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	_
10	about	about	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
11	China	China	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	9	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **explain** *speech: assert* | past | the teacher | yin and yang |  | our lesson about China |  |  | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent yin=Topic |

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