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Double-object sentence 双宾语

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Structure (结构 jiégòu)

SubjectVerbIndirect Object (person)Direct Object (thing)

Meaning (意思 yìsi)

Some verbs can take two objects: one referring to a person (indirect object) and one referring to a thing (direct object).

Explanation (解释 jiěshì)

In Chinese, some verbs can take two objects. The general rule is that the indirect object (the recipient of the action) comes immediately after the verb, and the direct object (the thing being acted upon) comes last. This structure differs from certain Vietnamese constructions, so you should pay attention to the word order.

Commonly encountered verbs include 给 (to give), 送 (to gift), 教 (to teach), 告诉 (to tell), 问 (to ask)...

Examples (例句 lìjù)(5)

  1. 妈妈给我钱。
    繁: 媽媽給我錢。Māma gěi wǒ qián.

    My mother gave me money.

  2. 他送女朋友一个礼物。
    繁: 他送女朋友一個禮物。Tā sòng nǚpéngyou yí ge lǐwù.

    He gave his girlfriend a gift.

  3. 老师教我们汉语。
    繁: 老師教我們漢語。Lǎoshī jiāo wǒmen Hànyǔ.

    The teacher teaches us Chinese.

  4. 他告诉我一个秘密。
    繁: 他告訴我一個秘密。Tā gàosu wǒ yí ge mìmì.

    He told me a secret.

  5. 我问老师一个问题。
    繁: 我問老師一個問題。Wǒ wèn lǎoshī yí ge wèntí.

    I asked the teacher a question.