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The Chinese word tongweiyu - 同位语 - tóngwèiyǔ
(appositive in Chinese)
Phonetic script (Hanyu Pinyin)
tóngwèiyǔ
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appositive
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同位语 ( tongweiyu / tóngwèiyǔ ) in traditional characters
同位語
Chinese Pinyin example sentence with 同位语 ( tongweiyu / tóngwèiyǔ ) ⓘWriting in Pinyin
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Before using this Pinyin example sentence, consider that Chinese characters should always be your first choice in written communication.
If you cannot use Chinese characters, it is preferable to use the Pinyin with tones. Only use the Pinyin without tones if there's no other option (e.g. writing a text message from/to a mobile phone that doesn't support special characters such as ā, í, ǒ, ù).
“Wo de pengyou Xiao Li” zhong, “Xiao Li” shi tongweiyu.
“Wǒ de péngyou Xiǎo Lǐ” zhōng, “Xiǎo Lǐ” shì tóngwèiyǔ.– English translation: In “my friend Xiao Li”, “Xiao Li” is an appositive.
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same | language | location | e.g. 'He is a teacher and also an author'.
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