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Father give child book

爸爸给孩子书。

bà ba gěi hái zi shū

Natural English

The father gives the child a book.

A four-unit transfer sentence with recipient before object.

Sentence Category Family and People
Sentence Type Standardized Expression
Level Basic

Token Mapping

  1. 1
    English Token
    father
    Chinese Unit
    爸爸
    Pinyin
    bà ba
    Linked Word
    father - 爸爸
  2. 2
    English Token
    give
    Chinese Unit
    Pinyin
    gěi
    Linked Word
    give - 给
  3. 3
    English Token
    child
    Chinese Unit
    孩子
    Pinyin
    hái zi
    Linked Word
    child - 孩子
  4. 4
    English Token
    book
    Chinese Unit
    Pinyin
    shū
    Linked Word
    book - 书

Sentence Structure

Chinese Order
爸爸 / 给 / 孩子 / 书
Chinglish Order
father / give / child / book
Natural English Order
The father gives the child a book.

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.

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Standard Notes

Standard Status
Standard
Usage Context
Official Batch 002 candidate for manual editorial review.
Comprehensibility
Understandable with context