bai Who acts: bái, bǎi, Bai, Yī bǎi, surname, different things · What happens: mean, sound, not be, be, depend · To what, where: white, hundred, English word, Chinese family name, ethnic group, one hundred
«bai» in the school dictionary: its 3 meanings for a pupil and its 6 examples, every sentence parsed by Mova itself — its syntax tree, a dependency tree in the style of Universal Dependencies, and its pragmatics clause by clause. The word in the dictionary, with its sense in the lessons: bai in the school dictionary .
Meaning 1 Usage: Mandarin, pinyin — kept apart, not parsed.
"bái" (白) means "white"; "bǎi" (百) means "hundred". It sounds like English "by" or "bye". It is not an English word.
Sentence 1: "bái" (白) means "white"; "bǎi" (百) means "hundred".
The tree, 8 words punct nsubj punct punct appos punct punct obj punct punct punct nsubj punct punct appos punct parataxis punct obj punct punct root " PUNCT bái NOUN " PUNCT ( PUNCT 白 NOUN ) PUNCT means VERB " PUNCT white ADJ " PUNCT ; PUNCT " PUNCT bǎi NOUN " PUNCT ( PUNCT 百 NOUN ) PUNCT means VERB " PUNCT hundred NUM " PUNCT . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 " " PUNCT _ 2 bái punct 2 bái bái NOUN Number=Sing 7 means nsubj 3 " " PUNCT _ 2 bái punct 4 ( ( PUNCT _ 5 白 punct 5 白 白 NOUN Number=Sing 2 bái appos 6 ) ) PUNCT _ 5 白 punct 7 means mean VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 8 " " PUNCT _ 9 white punct 9 white white ADJ Degree=Pos 7 means obj 10 " " PUNCT _ 9 white punct 11 ; ; PUNCT _ 18 means punct 12 " " PUNCT _ 13 bǎi punct 13 bǎi bǎi NOUN Number=Sing 18 means nsubj 14 " " PUNCT _ 13 bǎi punct 15 ( ( PUNCT _ 16 百 punct 16 百 百 NOUN Number=Sing 13 bǎi appos 17 ) ) PUNCT _ 16 百 punct 18 means mean VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 7 means parataxis 19 " " PUNCT _ 20 hundred punct 20 hundred hundred NUM NumForm=Word NumType=Card 18 means obj 21 " " PUNCT _ 20 hundred punct 22 . . PUNCT _ 7 means punct
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1 mean present bái white vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent white=Topic 2 mean present bǎi hundred vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent hundred=Topic
One row per clause the reader finds. «not said here»: a role filled from the clause above. «roles by»: a VerbNet class and frame when one fits the verb, else the reader's rules on the tree.
Sentence 2: It sounds like English "by" or "bye".
nsubj case obl punct advmod punct cc punct conj punct punct root It PRON sounds VERB like ADP English PROPN " PUNCT by ADP " PUNCT or CCONJ " PUNCT bye ADJ " PUNCT . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 It it PRON Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 2 sounds nsubj 2 sounds sound VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 3 like like ADP _ 4 English case 4 English English PROPN Number=Sing 2 sounds obl 5 " " PUNCT _ 6 by punct 6 by by ADP _ 2 sounds advmod 7 " " PUNCT _ 6 by punct 8 or or CCONJ _ 10 bye cc 9 " " PUNCT _ 10 bye punct 10 bye bye ADJ Degree=Pos 2 sounds conj 11 " " PUNCT _ 10 bye punct 12 . . PUNCT _ 2 sounds punct
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1 sound present bǎi like English vn stimulus_subject-30.4 «NP V PP.attribute»: agent=Stimulus
Sentence 3: It is not an English word.
nsubj cop advmod det amod punct root It PRON is AUX not PART an DET English ADJ word NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 It it PRON Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 6 word nsubj 2 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 6 word cop 3 not not PART Polarity=Neg 6 word advmod 4 an a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 6 word det 5 English English ADJ Degree=Pos 6 word amod 6 word word NOUN Number=Sing root root 7 . . PUNCT _ 6 word punct
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1 not is a present bǎi a English word tree rules
Meaning 2 Usage: a name — kept apart, not parsed.
Bai is a Chinese family name.
nsubj cop det amod compound punct root Bai NOUN is AUX a DET Chinese ADJ family NOUN name NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Bai bai NOUN Number=Sing 6 name nsubj 2 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 6 name cop 3 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 6 name det 4 Chinese Chinese ADJ Degree=Pos 6 name amod 5 family family NOUN Number=Sing 6 name compound 6 name name NOUN Number=Sing root root 7 . . PUNCT _ 6 name punct
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1 is a present Bai a Chinese family name tree rules
Meaning 3 The Bai are an ethnic group of people in Yunnan, China.
det nsubj cop det amod case nmod case nmod punct conj punct root The DET Bai PROPN are AUX an DET ethnic ADJ group NOUN of ADP people NOUN in ADP Yunnan PROPN , PUNCT China PROPN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 Bai det 2 Bai Bai PROPN Number=Sing 6 group nsubj 3 are be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 6 group cop 4 an a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 6 group det 5 ethnic ethnic ADJ Degree=Pos 6 group amod 6 group group NOUN Number=Sing root root 7 of of ADP _ 8 people case 8 people people NOUN Number=Plur 6 group nmod 9 in in ADP _ 10 Yunnan case 10 Yunnan Yunnan PROPN Number=Sing 8 people nmod 11 , , PUNCT _ 12 China punct 12 China China PROPN Number=Sing 10 Yunnan conj 13 . . PUNCT _ 6 group punct
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1 is a present the Bai a ethnic group of people in Yunnan and China tree rules
Example 1 "Bái" means white in Mandarin.
punct nsubj punct xcomp case obl punct root " PUNCT Bái PROPN " PUNCT means VERB white ADJ in ADP Mandarin PROPN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 " " PUNCT _ 2 Bái punct 2 Bái Bái PROPN Number=Sing 4 means nsubj 3 " " PUNCT _ 2 Bái punct 4 means mean VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 5 white white ADJ Degree=Pos 4 means xcomp 6 in in ADP _ 7 Mandarin case 7 Mandarin Mandarin PROPN Number=Sing 5 white obl 8 . . PUNCT _ 4 means punct
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1 mean present Bái white property vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent
Example 2 "Yī bǎi" means one hundred in Chinese.
punct compound nsubj punct compound obj case nmod punct root " PUNCT Yī PROPN bǎi NOUN " PUNCT means VERB one NUM hundred NUM in ADP Chinese PROPN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 " " PUNCT _ 3 bǎi punct 2 Yī Yī PROPN Number=Sing 3 bǎi compound 3 bǎi bǎi NOUN Number=Sing 5 means nsubj 4 " " PUNCT _ 3 bǎi punct 5 means mean VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 6 one one NUM NumForm=Word NumType=Card 7 hundred compound 7 hundred hundred NUM NumForm=Word NumType=Card 5 means obj 8 in in ADP _ 9 Chinese case 9 Chinese Chinese PROPN _ 7 hundred nmod 10 . . PUNCT _ 5 means punct
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1 mean present Yī bǎi one hundred in Chinese vn representation-110.1 «NP V NP PP.attribute»: agent=Pivot hundred=Theme in chinese=Attribute
Example 3 My friend's surname is Bai.
nmod:poss nmod:poss case nsubj cop punct root My PRON friend NOUN 's PART surname NOUN is AUX Bai PROPN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 My my PRON Case=Gen Number=Sing Person=1 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 2 friend nmod:poss 2 friend friend NOUN Number=Sing 4 surname nmod:poss 3 's 's PART _ 2 friend case 4 surname surname NOUN Number=Sing 6 Bai nsubj 5 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 6 Bai cop 6 Bai Bai PROPN Number=Sing root root 7 . . PUNCT _ 6 Bai punct
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1 is a present My friend's surname Bai tree rules
Example 4 In Chinese, "bai" can mean different things depending on the tone.
The tree, 11 words case obl punct punct nsubj punct aux amod obj acl case det obl punct root In ADP Chinese PROPN , PUNCT " PUNCT bai NOUN " PUNCT can AUX mean VERB different ADJ things NOUN depending VERB on ADP the DET tone NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 In in ADP _ 2 Chinese case 2 Chinese Chinese PROPN Number=Sing 8 mean obl 3 , , PUNCT _ 2 Chinese punct 4 " " PUNCT _ 5 bai punct 5 bai bai NOUN Number=Sing 8 mean nsubj 6 " " PUNCT _ 5 bai punct 7 can can AUX VerbForm=Fin 8 mean aux 8 mean mean VERB VerbForm=Inf root root 9 different different ADJ Degree=Pos 10 things amod 10 things thing NOUN Number=Plur 8 mean obj 11 depending depend VERB VerbForm=Ger 10 things acl 12 on on ADP _ 14 tone case 13 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 14 tone det 14 tone tone NOUN Number=Sing 11 depending obl 15 . . PUNCT _ 8 mean punct
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1 mean can bai different things in Chinese vn representation-110.1 «NP V NP PP.attribute»: agent=Pivot thing=Theme in chinese=Attribute 2 depend gerund different things not said here on the tone vn rely-70 «NP V PP.theme S_ING»: agent=Agent on tone=Theme
Example 5 Li Bai was a famous Chinese poet.
nsubj flat cop det amod amod punct root Li PROPN Bai PROPN was AUX a DET famous ADJ Chinese ADJ poet NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Li Li PROPN Number=Sing 7 poet nsubj 2 Bai Bai PROPN Number=Sing 1 Li flat 3 was be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 7 poet cop 4 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 7 poet det 5 famous famous ADJ Degree=Pos 7 poet amod 6 Chinese Chinese ADJ Degree=Pos 7 poet amod 7 poet poet NOUN Number=Sing root root 8 . . PUNCT _ 7 poet punct
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1 is a past Li a famous Chinese poet tree rules
Example 6 To an English ear, "bai" sounds just like "bye".
The tree, 9 words case det amod obl punct punct nsubj punct advmod case punct xcomp punct punct root To ADP an DET English ADJ ear NOUN , PUNCT " PUNCT bai NOUN " PUNCT sounds VERB just ADV like ADP " PUNCT bye ADJ " PUNCT . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 To to ADP _ 4 ear case 2 an a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 4 ear det 3 English English ADJ Degree=Pos 4 ear amod 4 ear ear NOUN Number=Sing 9 sounds obl 5 , , PUNCT _ 4 ear punct 6 " " PUNCT _ 7 bai punct 7 bai bai NOUN Number=Sing 9 sounds nsubj 8 " " PUNCT _ 7 bai punct 9 sounds sound VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 10 just just ADV _ 13 bye advmod 11 like like ADP _ 13 bye case 12 " " PUNCT _ 13 bye punct 13 bye bye ADJ Degree=Pos 9 sounds xcomp 14 " " PUNCT _ 13 bye punct 15 . . PUNCT _ 9 sounds punct
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1 sound present bai to a English ear; bye property vn stimulus_subject-30.4 «NP V ADJ PP.experiencer»: agent=Stimulus to ear=Experiencer
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