ChinglishBook uses a traceable chain from meaning to learning content:
- Chinese Semantic Unit
- Canonical English Token
- Mapping
- Usage Profile
- Sentence Pattern
- Chinglish Sentence
- Natural English Reference
Meaning order and canonical tokens
Chinese semantic order determines the order of the Chinglish tokens. Tokens use a standard canonical form and are not automatically changed for third-person agreement, tense, or plural marking. The recorded mapping explains why a token represents a particular Chinese semantic unit in that context.
Context, type, and class
A contextual mapping can select a meaning appropriate to a particular sentence without redefining the token everywhere. Token Type describes the token’s structural role; Semantic Class groups the kind of meaning it carries. A Usage Profile records the boundaries under which the mapping is valid.
Natural English is a comparison layer
Natural English is documented separately. It helps readers compare idiomatic English with the Chinese-influenced structure, but it is not used to rewrite or conceal the Chinglish sentence.
Existing examples
- Today I go home — 今天我回家。
- Tomorrow you come no — 明天你来吗？
- I very like this — 我非常喜欢这个。
Related records include the today Word entry, the home Word entry, and Chinese Semantic Order Determines Chinglish Token Order and Chinglish Tokens Use Canonical Base Forms.
Words, Sentences, Rules, and Learn
Words supply reviewed tokens and mappings. Sentences combine them through validated patterns. Rules explain recurring structures and limits. Learn publishes immutable course versions built from eligible Word and Sentence records.