lu Who acts: Lù, lu ping, lǜ, Lu, It, an · What happens: mean, have, be, sound, form, ping · To what, where: road, an, green, common Chinese surname, name, new neighbour · Speech: someone speaks here
«lu» 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: lu in the school dictionary .
Meaning 1 Usage: Mandarin, pinyin — kept apart, not parsed.
«Lù» means road or way (路), as in «yi lu ping an» (have a safe journey); «lǜ» means green (绿); «Lu» is also a common Chinese surname.
The tree, 27 words punct nsubj punct obj cc conj punct appos punct punct case case punct compound compound parataxis obl punct punct acl:relcl det amod obj punct punct punct nsubj punct parataxis obj punct appos punct punct punct nsubj punct cop advmod det amod amod conj punct root « PUNCT Lù PROPN » PUNCT means VERB road NOUN or CCONJ way NOUN ( PUNCT 路 NOUN ) PUNCT , PUNCT as ADP in ADP « PUNCT yi NOUN lu NOUN ping NOUN an DET » PUNCT ( PUNCT have VERB a DET safe ADJ journey NOUN ) PUNCT ; PUNCT « PUNCT lǜ NOUN » PUNCT means VERB green ADJ ( PUNCT 绿 NOUN ) PUNCT ; PUNCT « PUNCT Lu PROPN » PUNCT is AUX also ADV a DET common ADJ Chinese ADJ surname NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 « « PUNCT _ 2 Lù punct 2 Lù Lù PROPN Number=Sing 4 means nsubj 3 » » PUNCT _ 2 Lù punct 4 means mean VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 5 road road NOUN Number=Sing 4 means obj 6 or or CCONJ _ 7 way cc 7 way way NOUN Number=Sing 5 road conj 8 ( ( PUNCT _ 9 路 punct 9 路 路 NOUN Number=Sing 5 road appos 10 ) ) PUNCT _ 9 路 punct 11 , , PUNCT _ 17 ping punct 12 as as ADP _ 17 ping case 13 in in ADP _ 17 ping case 14 « « PUNCT _ 17 ping punct 15 yi yi NOUN Number=Sing 16 lu compound 16 lu lu NOUN Number=Sing 17 ping compound 17 ping ping NOUN Number=Sing 4 means parataxis 18 an a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 21 have obl 19 » » PUNCT _ 18 an punct 20 ( ( PUNCT _ 21 have punct 21 have have VERB VerbForm=Inf 17 ping acl:relcl 22 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 24 journey det 23 safe safe ADJ Degree=Pos 24 journey amod 24 journey journey NOUN Number=Sing 21 have obj 25 ) ) PUNCT _ 21 have punct 26 ; ; PUNCT _ 30 means punct 27 « « PUNCT _ 28 lǜ punct 28 lǜ lǜ NOUN Number=Sing 30 means nsubj 29 » » PUNCT _ 28 lǜ punct 30 means mean VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 4 means parataxis 31 green green ADJ Degree=Pos 30 means obj 32 ( ( PUNCT _ 33 绿 punct 33 绿 绿 NOUN Number=Sing 31 green appos 34 ) ) PUNCT _ 33 绿 punct 35 ; ; PUNCT _ 44 surname punct 36 « « PUNCT _ 37 Lu punct 37 Lu Lu PROPN Number=Sing 44 surname nsubj 38 » » PUNCT _ 37 Lu punct 39 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 44 surname cop 40 also also ADV _ 44 surname advmod 41 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 44 surname det 42 common common ADJ Degree=Pos 44 surname amod 43 Chinese Chinese ADJ Degree=Pos 44 surname amod 44 surname surname NOUN Number=Sing 30 means conj 45 . . PUNCT _ 4 means punct
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1 mean present Lù road or way tree rules 2 have infinitive lu ping not said here an vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent journey=Patient 3 mean present lǜ green vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent green=Topic 4 is a present Lu a common Chinese surname tree rules
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 It sounds like «loo» to an English ear.
nsubj case punct obl punct case det amod obl punct root It PRON sounds VERB like ADP « PUNCT loo NOUN » PUNCT to ADP an DET English ADJ ear 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 2 sounds nsubj 2 sounds sound VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 3 like like ADP _ 5 loo case 4 « « PUNCT _ 5 loo punct 5 loo loo NOUN Number=Sing 2 sounds obl 6 » » PUNCT _ 5 loo punct 7 to to ADP _ 10 ear case 8 an a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 10 ear det 9 English English ADJ Degree=Pos 10 ear amod 10 ear ear NOUN Number=Sing 2 sounds obl 11 . . PUNCT _ 2 sounds punct
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1 sound present It like loo; to a English ear vn stimulus_subject-30.4 «NP V ADJ PP.experiencer»: agent=Stimulus to ear=Experiencer
Meaning 3 Usage: informal, rare — kept apart, not parsed.
A short form of the name Lucy or Louise (a name).
det amod case det nmod appos cc conj punct det appos punct punct root A DET short ADJ form NOUN of ADP the DET name NOUN Lucy PROPN or CCONJ Louise PROPN ( PUNCT a DET name NOUN ) PUNCT . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 A a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 3 form det 2 short short ADJ Degree=Pos 3 form amod 3 form form NOUN Number=Sing root root 4 of of ADP _ 6 name case 5 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 6 name det 6 name name NOUN Number=Sing 3 form nmod 7 Lucy Lucy PROPN Number=Sing 6 name appos 8 or or CCONJ _ 9 Louise cc 9 Louise Louise PROPN Number=Sing 7 Lucy conj 10 ( ( PUNCT _ 12 name punct 11 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 12 name det 12 name name NOUN Number=Sing 7 Lucy appos 13 ) ) PUNCT _ 12 name punct 14 . . PUNCT _ 3 form punct
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1 form the name nom form «communication transitive»: of=patient
Example 1 In Mandarin, «lù» means road.
case obl punct punct nsubj punct obj punct root In ADP Mandarin PROPN , PUNCT « PUNCT lù NOUN » PUNCT means VERB road NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 In in ADP _ 2 Mandarin case 2 Mandarin Mandarin PROPN Number=Sing 7 means obl 3 , , PUNCT _ 5 lù punct 4 « « PUNCT _ 5 lù punct 5 lù lù NOUN Number=Sing 7 means nsubj 6 » » PUNCT _ 5 lù punct 7 means mean VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 8 road road NOUN Number=Sing 7 means obj 9 . . PUNCT _ 7 means punct
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1 mean present lù road in Mandarin vn representation-110.1 «NP V NP PP.attribute»: agent=Pivot road=Theme in mandarin=Attribute
Example 2 «Yi lu ping an!» my Chinese teacher said before the trip.
The tree, 11 words punct compound compound nsubj nsubj punct punct nmod:poss amod nsubj case det obl punct root « PUNCT Yi PROPN lu NOUN ping NOUN an DET ! PUNCT » PUNCT my PRON Chinese ADJ teacher NOUN said VERB before ADP the DET trip NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 « « PUNCT _ 4 ping punct 2 Yi Yi PROPN Number=Sing 4 ping compound 3 lu lu NOUN Number=Sing 4 ping compound 4 ping ping NOUN Number=Sing 11 said nsubj 5 an a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 4 ping nsubj 6 ! ! PUNCT _ 4 ping punct 7 » » PUNCT _ 4 ping punct 8 my my PRON Case=Gen Number=Sing Person=1 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 10 teacher nmod:poss 9 Chinese Chinese ADJ Degree=Pos 10 teacher amod 10 teacher teacher NOUN Number=Sing 11 said nsubj 11 said say VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 12 before before ADP _ 14 trip case 13 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 14 trip det 14 trip trip NOUN Number=Sing 11 said obl 15 . . PUNCT _ 11 said punct
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1 ping in a quote an tree rules 2 say speech: express past Yi lu ping before the trip vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent
Example 3 «Lǜ» means green in Chinese.
punct nsubj punct xcomp case obl punct root « PUNCT Lǜ PROPN » PUNCT means VERB green ADJ in ADP Chinese PROPN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 « « PUNCT _ 2 Lǜ punct 2 Lǜ Lǜ PROPN Number=Sing 4 means nsubj 3 » » PUNCT _ 2 Lǜ punct 4 means mean VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 5 green green ADJ Degree=Pos 4 means xcomp 6 in in ADP _ 7 Chinese case 7 Chinese Chinese PROPN Number=Sing 5 green obl 8 . . PUNCT _ 4 means punct
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1 mean present Lǜ green property vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent
Example 4 Mr Lu is our new neighbour from Shanghai.
nsubj flat cop nmod:poss amod case nmod punct root Mr PROPN Lu PROPN is AUX our PRON new ADJ neighbour NOUN from ADP Shanghai PROPN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Mr Mr PROPN Number=Sing 6 neighbour nsubj 2 Lu Lu PROPN Number=Sing 1 Mr flat 3 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 6 neighbour cop 4 our our PRON Case=Gen Number=Plur Person=1 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 6 neighbour nmod:poss 5 new new ADJ Degree=Pos 6 neighbour amod 6 neighbour neighbour NOUN Number=Sing root root 7 from from ADP _ 8 Shanghai case 8 Shanghai Shanghai PROPN Number=Sing 6 neighbour nmod 9 . . PUNCT _ 6 neighbour punct
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1 is a present Mr our new neighbour Shanghai tree rules
Example 5 «Lu» sounds just like «loo», but it is not the same word.
The tree, 12 words punct nsubj punct advmod case punct obl punct punct cc nsubj cop advmod det amod conj punct root « PUNCT Lu PROPN » PUNCT sounds VERB just ADV like ADP « PUNCT loo NOUN » PUNCT , PUNCT but CCONJ it PRON is AUX not PART the DET same ADJ word NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 « « PUNCT _ 2 Lu punct 2 Lu Lu PROPN Number=Sing 4 sounds nsubj 3 » » PUNCT _ 2 Lu punct 4 sounds sound VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 5 just just ADV _ 8 loo advmod 6 like like ADP _ 8 loo case 7 « « PUNCT _ 8 loo punct 8 loo loo NOUN Number=Sing 4 sounds obl 9 » » PUNCT _ 8 loo punct 10 , , PUNCT _ 17 word punct 11 but but CCONJ _ 17 word cc 12 it it PRON Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 17 word nsubj 13 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 17 word cop 14 not not PART Polarity=Neg 17 word advmod 15 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 17 word det 16 same same ADJ Degree=Pos 17 word amod 17 word word NOUN Number=Sing 4 sounds conj 18 . . PUNCT _ 4 sounds punct
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1 sound present Lu like loo vn stimulus_subject-30.4 «NP V PP.attribute»: agent=Stimulus 2 not is a present loo the same word tree rules
Example 6 My cousin Lucy's nickname is Lu.
nmod:poss nsubj nmod:poss case nmod cop punct root My PRON cousin NOUN Lucy PROPN 's PART nickname NOUN is AUX Lu 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 cousin nmod:poss 2 cousin cousin NOUN Number=Sing 7 Lu nsubj 3 Lucy Lucy PROPN Number=Sing 5 nickname nmod:poss 4 's 's PART _ 3 Lucy case 5 nickname nickname NOUN Number=Sing 2 cousin nmod 6 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 7 Lu cop 7 Lu Lu PROPN Number=Sing root root 8 . . PUNCT _ 7 Lu punct
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1 is a present My cousin Lucy's nickname Lu tree rules 2 nickname Lucy nom nickname «communication transitive»: poss=agent
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