修饰话

修飾話

xiūshìhuà

noun

Meanings

1 modifier (grammar)
2 modifying expression

Characters

to repair / refine

to decorate / adorn

Examples

形容词常用作名词的修饰话。

Xíngróngcí cháng yòngzuò míngcí de xiūshìhuà.

Adjectives are commonly used as modifiers of nouns.

这个句子里的修饰话太多，显得啰嗦。

Zhège jùzi lǐ de xiūshìhuà tài duō, xiǎnde luōsuō.

There are too many modifiers in this sentence — it sounds wordy.

Tips

usage

In modern linguistics writing, 修饰语 (xiūshìyǔ) is far more common than 修饰话 for the technical grammatical term modifier.

Stroke Order

修 xiū

饰 shì

话 huà