chinese Who acts: Chinese, Mandarin, 15 students, Chinese restaurant, She, He · What happens: mean, be, speak, study, sell, learn · To what, where: China, language, main kind, people, Chinese, 40 meals · Speech: someone speaks here
«chinese» in the school dictionary: its 3 meanings for a pupil and its 9 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: chinese in the school dictionary .
Meaning 1 Chinese means from China or about China.
nsubj case obl cc case conj punct root Chinese ADJ means VERB from ADP China PROPN or CCONJ about ADP China PROPN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Chinese Chinese ADJ Degree=Pos 2 means nsubj 2 means mean VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 3 from from ADP _ 4 China case 4 China China PROPN Number=Sing 2 means obl 5 or or CCONJ _ 7 China cc 6 about about ADP _ 7 China case 7 China China PROPN Number=Sing 4 China conj 8 . . PUNCT _ 2 means punct
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1 mean present Chinese China or China vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent
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.
Meaning 2 Chinese is the language spoken in China; Mandarin is its main kind.
nsubj cop det acl case obl punct nsubj cop nmod:poss amod conj punct root Chinese PROPN is AUX the DET language NOUN spoken VERB in ADP China PROPN ; PUNCT Mandarin PROPN is AUX its PRON main ADJ kind NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Chinese Chinese PROPN Number=Sing 4 language nsubj 2 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 4 language cop 3 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 4 language det 4 language language NOUN Number=Sing root root 5 spoken speak VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 4 language acl 6 in in ADP _ 7 China case 7 China China PROPN Number=Sing 5 spoken obl 8 ; ; PUNCT _ 13 kind punct 9 Mandarin Mandarin PROPN Number=Sing 13 kind nsubj 10 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 13 kind cop 11 its its PRON Case=Gen Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 13 kind nmod:poss 12 main main ADJ Degree=Pos 13 kind amod 13 kind kind NOUN Number=Sing 4 language conj 14 . . PUNCT _ 4 language punct
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1 is a present Chinese the language and its main kind tree rules 2 speak speech: other participle the language and its main kind not said here China vn talk-37.5 «NP V»: agent=Agent 3 is a present Mandarin its main kind tree rules
Meaning 3 The Chinese are the people of China.
det nsubj cop det case nmod punct root The DET Chinese PROPN are AUX the DET people NOUN of ADP 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 Chinese det 2 Chinese Chinese PROPN Number=Plur 5 people nsubj 3 are be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 5 people cop 4 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 5 people det 5 people people NOUN Number=Plur root root 6 of of ADP _ 7 China case 7 China China PROPN Number=Sing 5 people nmod 8 . . PUNCT _ 5 people punct
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1 is a present the Chinese the people of China tree rules
Example 1 15 students study Chinese.
nummod nsubj obj punct root 15 NUM students NOUN study VERB Chinese PROPN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 15 15 NUM NumForm=Digit NumType=Card 2 students nummod 2 students student NOUN Number=Plur 3 study nsubj 3 study study VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 4 Chinese Chinese PROPN Number=Sing 3 study obj 5 . . PUNCT _ 3 study punct
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1 study present 15 students Chinese vn learn-14-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent chinese=Topic
Example 2 The Chinese restaurant sold 40 meals.
det amod nsubj nummod obj punct root The DET Chinese ADJ restaurant NOUN sold VERB 40 NUM meals NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 3 restaurant det 2 Chinese Chinese ADJ Degree=Pos 3 restaurant amod 3 restaurant restaurant NOUN Number=Sing 4 sold nsubj 4 sold sell VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 5 40 40 NUM NumForm=Digit NumType=Card 6 meals nummod 6 meals meal NOUN Number=Plur 4 sold obj 7 . . PUNCT _ 4 sold punct
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1 sell past the Chinese restaurant 40 meals vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent meal=Theme
Example 3 She learns 8 Chinese words a week.
nsubj nummod amod obj det nmod:unmarked punct root She PRON learns VERB 8 NUM Chinese ADJ words NOUN a DET week NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 She she PRON Case=Nom Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 2 learns nsubj 2 learns learn VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 3 8 8 NUM NumForm=Digit NumType=Card 5 words nummod 4 Chinese Chinese ADJ Degree=Pos 5 words amod 5 words word NOUN Number=Plur 2 learns obj 6 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 7 week det 7 week week NOUN Number=Sing 5 words nmod:unmarked 8 . . PUNCT _ 2 learns punct
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1 learn present She 8 Chinese words a week vn learn-14-2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent word=Topic
Example 4 He bought 3 Chinese lanterns.
nsubj nummod amod obj punct root He PRON bought VERB 3 NUM Chinese ADJ lanterns NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 He he PRON Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 2 bought nsubj 2 bought buy VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 3 3 3 NUM NumForm=Digit NumType=Card 5 lanterns nummod 4 Chinese Chinese ADJ Degree=Pos 5 lanterns amod 5 lanterns lantern NOUN Number=Plur 2 bought obj 6 . . PUNCT _ 2 bought punct
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1 buy past He 3 Chinese lanterns vn accept-77.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent lantern=Theme
Example 5 We watched the dragon dance at Chinese New Year.
nsubj det compound obj case compound compound obl punct root We PRON watched VERB the DET dragon NOUN dance NOUN at ADP Chinese PROPN New PROPN Year PROPN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 We we PRON Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=1 PronType=Prs 2 watched nsubj 2 watched watch VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 3 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 5 dance det 4 dragon dragon NOUN Number=Sing 5 dance compound 5 dance dance NOUN Number=Sing 2 watched obj 6 at at ADP _ 9 Year case 7 Chinese Chinese PROPN Number=Sing 9 Year compound 8 New New PROPN Number=Sing 9 Year compound 9 Year Year PROPN Number=Sing 2 watched obl 10 . . PUNCT _ 2 watched punct
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1 watch past We the dragon dance at Chinese New Year vn assessment-34.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent dance=Theme
Example 6 Chinese is written with characters, not letters.
nsubj:pass aux:pass case obl punct advmod conj punct root Chinese PROPN is AUX written VERB with ADP characters NOUN , PUNCT not PART letters NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Chinese Chinese PROPN Number=Sing 3 written nsubj:pass 2 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 3 written aux:pass 3 written write VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass root root 4 with with ADP _ 5 characters case 5 characters character NOUN Number=Plur 3 written obl 6 , , PUNCT _ 8 letters punct 7 not not PART Polarity=Neg 8 letters advmod 8 letters letter NOUN Number=Plur 5 characters conj 9 . . PUNCT _ 3 written punct
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1 write present · passive Chinese with characters and letters vn scribble-25.2-1 «NP V NP»: subject=Theme
Example 7 My friend speaks Chinese and English.
nmod:poss nsubj obj cc conj punct root My PRON friend NOUN speaks VERB Chinese PROPN and CCONJ English 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 3 speaks nsubj 3 speaks speak VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 4 Chinese Chinese PROPN Number=Sing 3 speaks obj 5 and and CCONJ _ 6 English cc 6 English English PROPN Number=Sing 4 Chinese conj 7 . . PUNCT _ 3 speaks punct
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1 speak speech: other present My friend Chinese and English tree rules
Example 8 They ate Chinese food with chopsticks.
nsubj amod obj case obl punct root They PRON ate VERB Chinese ADJ food NOUN with ADP chopsticks NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 They they PRON Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs 2 ate nsubj 2 ate eat VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 3 Chinese Chinese ADJ Degree=Pos 4 food amod 4 food food NOUN Number=Sing 2 ate obj 5 with with ADP _ 6 chopsticks case 6 chopsticks chopstick NOUN Number=Plur 2 ate obl 7 . . PUNCT _ 2 ate punct
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1 eat past They Chinese food with chopsticks vn eat-39.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent food=Patient
Example 9 "But mamma says the Chinese have straight hair," the little boy suggested.
The tree, 12 words punct cc nsubj det nsubj ccomp amod obj punct punct det amod nsubj advcl punct root " PUNCT But CCONJ mamma NOUN says VERB the DET Chinese PROPN have VERB straight ADJ hair NOUN , PUNCT " PUNCT the DET little ADJ boy NOUN suggested VERB . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 " " PUNCT _ 4 says punct 2 But but CCONJ _ 4 says cc 3 mamma mamma NOUN Number=Sing 4 says nsubj 4 says say VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 5 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 6 Chinese det 6 Chinese Chinese PROPN Number=Plur 7 have nsubj 7 have have VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 4 says ccomp 8 straight straight ADJ Degree=Pos 9 hair amod 9 hair hair NOUN Number=Sing 7 have obj 10 , , PUNCT _ 15 suggested punct 11 " " PUNCT _ 15 suggested punct 12 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 14 boy det 13 little little ADJ Degree=Pos 14 boy amod 14 boy boy NOUN Number=Sing 15 suggested nsubj 15 suggested suggest VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 7 have advcl 16 . . PUNCT _ 4 says punct
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1 say speech: assert in a quote present mamma vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic 2 have in a quote present the Chinese straight hair vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent hair=Patient 3 suggest speech: suggest past the little boy vn say-37.7-1-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent
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