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Basic word order in Chinese
From the lesson “My name is Li Wen”
Structure
Subject + Verb + Object
汉语的基本语序是：主语＋谓语＋宾语。例如：我（主语）叫（谓语）陈天中（宾语）。 The basic word order in Chinese is Subject + Predicate + Object, the same as in English. For example: 我 (subject) 叫 (verb) 陈天中 (object). Chinese verbs never change form: 我是, 你是, 他是 all use the same 是.
Examples
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你叫什么名字？
Nǐ jiào shénme míngzi?
What's your name?
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我叫白家月。
Wǒ jiào Bái Jiāyuè.
My name is Bai Jiayue.
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我是学生。
Wǒ shì xuésheng.
I am a student.