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Lesson 8 of 10 / Sentence 2 of 5

Study: People Family and Daily Life

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Sentence Number 2

Father give child book

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Chinese Sentence

爸爸给孩子书。

Full Pinyin

bà ba gěi hái zi shū

Natural English

The father gives the child a book.

Short Description

A four-unit transfer sentence with recipient before object.

Sentence Pattern

CWB-P010

Level

basic

Sentence Type

Standardized Expression

Standard Status

standard

Sentence Analysis

A four-unit transfer sentence with recipient before object.

Sentence Analysis

爸爸 / 给 / 孩子 / 书 remains Father / give / child / book. Child is the recipient and book the transferred object; natural English adds articles and agreement only in the reference layer.

Token Mapping

Position Surface Token Chinese Unit Pinyin Linked Word
1 father 爸爸 bà ba father
2 give gěi give
3 child 孩子 hái zi child
4 book shū book

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