前置修饰语

前置修飾語

qiánzhìxiūshìyǔ

noun

Meanings

1 premodifier (grammar)
2 modifier placed before the head noun

Characters

to modify; to embellish

Examples

在英语中，形容词通常作为前置修饰语。

Zài Yīngyǔ zhōng, xíngróngcí tōngcháng zuòwéi qiánzhìxiūshìyǔ.

In English, adjectives typically function as premodifiers.

汉语的前置修饰语必须加“的”字连接。

Hànyǔ de qiánzhìxiūshìyǔ bìxū jiā “de” zì liánjiē.

Premodifiers in Chinese must be linked with the particle “de”.

Tips

grammar

Linguistics term contrasting with 后置修饰语 (hòuzhìxiūshìyǔ, postmodifier). In Chinese, almost all noun modifiers come before the noun, unlike in many European languages where adjective-after-noun is common.

Stroke Order

前 qián

置 zhì

修 xiū

饰 shì

语 yǔ