mei Who acts: Méi, I, Měi, měitiān, Měiguó, Mei · What happens: mean, not have, not be, not get, be, use · To what, where: beautiful, day, America, name, China, Mandarin · Speech: someone speaks here
«mei» in the school dictionary: its 4 meanings for a pupil and its 7 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: mei in the school dictionary .
Meaning 1 Usage: Mandarin, pinyin — kept apart, not parsed.
«Méi» means «not» or «don't have»: «méiyǒu» is «there isn't» or «I haven't got».
The tree, 17 words punct nsubj punct punct obj punct cc punct aux advmod conj punct punct punct dep punct cop punct expl advcl advmod punct cc punct nsubj aux advmod parataxis punct punct root « PUNCT Méi PROPN » PUNCT means VERB « PUNCT not PART » PUNCT or CCONJ « PUNCT do AUX n't PART have VERB » PUNCT : PUNCT « PUNCT méiyǒu X » PUNCT is AUX « PUNCT there PRON is VERB n't PART » PUNCT or CCONJ « PUNCT I PRON have AUX n't PART got VERB » PUNCT . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 « « PUNCT _ 2 Méi punct 2 Méi Méi PROPN Number=Sing 4 means nsubj 3 » » PUNCT _ 2 Méi punct 4 means mean VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 5 « « PUNCT _ 6 not punct 6 not not PART Polarity=Neg 4 means obj 7 » » PUNCT _ 6 not punct 8 or or CCONJ _ 12 have cc 9 « « PUNCT _ 12 have punct 10 do do AUX Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin 12 have aux 11 n't not PART Polarity=Neg 12 have advmod 12 have have VERB VerbForm=Inf 4 means conj 13 » » PUNCT _ 12 have punct 14 : : PUNCT _ 16 méiyǒu punct 15 « « PUNCT _ 16 méiyǒu punct 16 méiyǒu méiyǒu X Foreign=Yes 21 is dep 17 » » PUNCT _ 16 méiyǒu punct 18 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 21 is cop 19 « « PUNCT _ 21 is punct 20 there there PRON PronType=Dem 21 is expl 21 is be VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 29 got advcl 22 n't not PART Polarity=Neg 21 is advmod 23 » » PUNCT _ 21 is punct 24 or or CCONJ _ 29 got cc 25 « « PUNCT _ 29 got punct 26 I I PRON Case=Nom Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs 29 got nsubj 27 have have AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=1 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 29 got aux 28 n't not PART Polarity=Neg 29 got advmod 29 got get VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part 4 means parataxis 30 » » PUNCT _ 29 got punct 31 . . PUNCT _ 4 means punct
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1 mean present Méi tree rules 2 not have in a quote infinitive · do-support Méi not said here vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent 3 not is in a quote present I not said here there be property tree rules 4 not get in a quote present · perfect I vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V S_ING»: agent=Experiencer
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 Usage: Mandarin, pinyin — kept apart, not parsed.
«Měi» means «beautiful» and also «every»: «měitiān» is «every day».
The tree, 10 words punct nsubj punct punct obj punct cc advmod punct conj punct punct punct nsubj punct cop punct det parataxis punct punct root « PUNCT Měi PROPN » PUNCT means VERB « PUNCT beautiful ADJ » PUNCT and CCONJ also ADV « PUNCT every DET » PUNCT : PUNCT « PUNCT měitiān NOUN » PUNCT is AUX « PUNCT every DET day NOUN » PUNCT . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 « « PUNCT _ 2 Měi punct 2 Měi Měi PROPN Number=Sing 4 means nsubj 3 » » PUNCT _ 2 Měi punct 4 means mean VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 5 « « PUNCT _ 6 beautiful punct 6 beautiful beautiful ADJ Degree=Pos 4 means obj 7 » » PUNCT _ 6 beautiful punct 8 and and CCONJ _ 11 every cc 9 also also ADV _ 11 every advmod 10 « « PUNCT _ 11 every punct 11 every every DET PronType=Tot 6 beautiful conj 12 » » PUNCT _ 6 beautiful punct 13 : : PUNCT _ 20 day punct 14 « « PUNCT _ 15 měitiān punct 15 měitiān měitiān NOUN Number=Sing 20 day nsubj 16 » » PUNCT _ 15 měitiān punct 17 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 20 day cop 18 « « PUNCT _ 20 day punct 19 every every DET PronType=Tot 20 day det 20 day day NOUN Number=Sing 4 means parataxis 21 » » PUNCT _ 20 day punct 22 . . PUNCT _ 4 means punct
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1 mean present Měi beautiful tree rules 2 is a in a quote present měitiān every day tree rules
Meaning 3 Usage: Mandarin, pinyin — kept apart, not parsed.
«Měiguó» means «America», the USA, literally «beautiful country».
The tree, 8 words punct nsubj punct punct obj punct punct det conj punct advmod punct amod appos punct punct root « PUNCT Měiguó PROPN » PUNCT means VERB « PUNCT America PROPN » PUNCT , PUNCT the DET USA PROPN , PUNCT literally ADV « PUNCT beautiful ADJ country NOUN » PUNCT . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 « « PUNCT _ 2 Měiguó punct 2 Měiguó Měiguó PROPN Number=Sing 4 means nsubj 3 » » PUNCT _ 2 Měiguó punct 4 means mean VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 5 « « PUNCT _ 6 America punct 6 America America PROPN Number=Sing 4 means obj 7 » » PUNCT _ 6 America punct 8 , , PUNCT _ 10 USA punct 9 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 10 USA det 10 USA USA PROPN Number=Sing 6 America conj 11 , , PUNCT _ 15 country punct 12 literally literally ADV _ 15 country advmod 13 « « PUNCT _ 15 country punct 14 beautiful beautiful ADJ Degree=Pos 15 country amod 15 country country NOUN Number=Sing 6 America appos 16 » » PUNCT _ 15 country punct 17 . . PUNCT _ 4 means punct
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1 mean present Měiguó America and the USA vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent america=Topic
Meaning 4 Usage: a name — kept apart, not parsed.
Mei is a girl's name, used in China and Japan. To an English ear it sounds like «may».
Sentence 1: Mei is a girl's name, used in China and Japan.
nsubj cop det nmod:poss case punct acl case obl cc conj punct root Mei PROPN is AUX a DET girl NOUN 's PART name NOUN , PUNCT used VERB in ADP China PROPN and CCONJ Japan PROPN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Mei Mei PROPN 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 4 girl det 4 girl girl NOUN Number=Sing 6 name nmod:poss 5 's 's PART _ 4 girl case 6 name name NOUN Number=Sing root root 7 , , PUNCT _ 8 used punct 8 used use VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 6 name acl 9 in in ADP _ 10 China case 10 China China PROPN Number=Sing 8 used obl 11 and and CCONJ _ 12 Japan cc 12 Japan Japan PROPN Number=Sing 10 China conj 13 . . PUNCT _ 6 name punct
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1 is a present Mei a girl's name tree rules 2 use participle a girl's name not said here China and Japan vn eat-39.1 «NP V»: agent=Agent
Sentence 2: To an English ear it sounds like «may».
case det amod obl nsubj mark punct obl punct punct root To ADP an DET English ADJ ear NOUN it PRON sounds VERB like SCONJ « PUNCT may AUX » 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 6 sounds obl 5 it it PRON Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 6 sounds nsubj 6 sounds sound VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 7 like like SCONJ _ 9 may mark 8 « « PUNCT _ 9 may punct 9 may may AUX VerbForm=Fin 6 sounds obl 10 » » PUNCT _ 9 may punct 11 . . PUNCT _ 6 sounds punct
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1 sound present ear to a English ear vn stimulus_subject-30.4 «NP V ADJ PP.experiencer»: agent=Stimulus to ear=Experiencer
Example 1 In Mandarin, «méi guānxi» means «never mind».
case obl punct punct flat:foreign nsubj punct punct advmod ccomp punct punct root In ADP Mandarin PROPN , PUNCT « PUNCT méi X guānxi X » PUNCT means VERB « PUNCT never ADV mind VERB » PUNCT . 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 8 means obl 3 , , PUNCT _ 2 Mandarin punct 4 « « PUNCT _ 6 guānxi punct 5 méi méi X _ 6 guānxi flat:foreign 6 guānxi guānxi X Foreign=Yes 8 means nsubj 7 » » PUNCT _ 6 guānxi punct 8 means mean VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 9 « « PUNCT _ 11 mind punct 10 never never ADV PronType=Neg 11 mind advmod 11 mind mind VERB VerbForm=Inf 8 means ccomp 12 » » PUNCT _ 11 mind punct 13 . . PUNCT _ 8 means punct
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1 mean present méi guānxi Mandarin vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic 2 not mind in a quote infinitive vn care-88.1 «NP V»: agent=Experiencer
Example 2 «Wǒ méiyǒu gēge» means «I haven't got an older brother».
The tree, 11 words punct compound compound nsubj punct punct nsubj aux advmod ccomp det amod obj punct punct root « PUNCT Wǒ X méiyǒu X gēge NOUN » PUNCT means VERB « PUNCT I PRON have AUX n't PART got VERB an DET older ADJ brother NOUN » PUNCT . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 « « PUNCT _ 4 gēge punct 2 Wǒ Wǒ X Foreign=Yes 4 gēge compound 3 méiyǒu méiyǒu X Foreign=Yes 4 gēge compound 4 gēge gēge NOUN Number=Sing 6 means nsubj 5 » » PUNCT _ 4 gēge punct 6 means mean VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 7 « « PUNCT _ 11 got punct 8 I I PRON Case=Nom Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs 11 got nsubj 9 have have AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=1 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 11 got aux 10 n't not PART Polarity=Neg 11 got advmod 11 got get VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part 6 means ccomp 12 an a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 14 brother det 13 older old ADJ Degree=Cmp 14 brother amod 14 brother brother NOUN Number=Sing 11 got obj 15 » » PUNCT _ 11 got punct 16 . . PUNCT _ 6 means punct
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1 mean present Wǒ méiyǒu gēge vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic 2 not get in a quote present · perfect I a older brother vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer brother=Stimulus
Example 3 «Měitiān» means «every day».
punct nsubj punct punct det obj punct punct root « PUNCT Měitiān PROPN » PUNCT means VERB « PUNCT every DET day NOUN » PUNCT . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 « « PUNCT _ 2 Měitiān punct 2 Měitiān Měitiān PROPN Number=Sing 4 means nsubj 3 » » PUNCT _ 2 Měitiān punct 4 means mean VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 5 « « PUNCT _ 7 day punct 6 every every DET PronType=Tot 7 day det 7 day day NOUN Number=Sing 4 means obj 8 » » PUNCT _ 7 day punct 9 . . PUNCT _ 4 means punct
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1 mean present Měitiān day vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent
Example 4 «Měiguó» is the Mandarin name for America.
punct nsubj punct cop det amod case nmod punct root « PUNCT Měiguó PROPN » PUNCT is AUX the DET Mandarin ADJ name NOUN for ADP America PROPN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 « « PUNCT _ 2 Měiguó punct 2 Měiguó Měiguó PROPN Number=Sing 7 name nsubj 3 » » PUNCT _ 2 Měiguó punct 4 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 7 name cop 5 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 7 name det 6 Mandarin mandarin ADJ Degree=Pos 7 name amod 7 name name NOUN Number=Sing root root 8 for for ADP _ 9 America case 9 America America PROPN Number=Sing 7 name nmod 10 . . PUNCT _ 7 name punct
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1 is a present Měiguó the Mandarin name for America tree rules
Example 5 My friend Mei is learning the violin.
nmod:poss nsubj appos aux det obj punct root My PRON friend NOUN Mei PROPN is AUX learning VERB the DET violin NOUN . 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 5 learning nsubj 3 Mei Mei PROPN Number=Sing 2 friend appos 4 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 5 learning aux 5 learning learn VERB Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part root root 6 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 7 violin det 7 violin violin NOUN Number=Sing 5 learning obj 8 . . PUNCT _ 5 learning punct
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1 learn present · progressive My friend the violin vn learn-14-2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent violin=Topic
Example 6 Pinyin «mei» sounds like the English name «May».
nsubj punct nsubj punct case det amod obl punct appos punct punct root Pinyin PROPN « PUNCT mei NOUN » PUNCT sounds VERB like ADP the DET English ADJ name NOUN « PUNCT May PROPN » PUNCT . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Pinyin Pinyin PROPN Number=Sing 5 sounds nsubj 2 « « PUNCT _ 3 mei punct 3 mei mei NOUN Number=Sing 5 sounds nsubj 4 » » PUNCT _ 3 mei punct 5 sounds sound VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 6 like like ADP _ 9 name case 7 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 9 name det 8 English English ADJ Degree=Pos 9 name amod 9 name name NOUN Number=Sing 5 sounds obl 10 « « PUNCT _ 11 May punct 11 May May PROPN Number=Sing 9 name appos 12 » » PUNCT _ 11 May punct 13 . . PUNCT _ 5 sounds punct
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1 sound present Pinyin like the English name vn stimulus_subject-30.4 «NP V PP.attribute»: agent=Stimulus
Example 7 «Méiyǒu!» the shopkeeper said — there were none left.
punct nsubj punct punct det nsubj punct expl ccomp nsubj acl punct root « PUNCT Méiyǒu PROPN ! PUNCT » PUNCT the DET shopkeeper NOUN said VERB — PUNCT there PRON were VERB none PRON left VERB . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 « « PUNCT _ 2 Méiyǒu punct 2 Méiyǒu Méiyǒu PROPN Number=Sing 7 said nsubj 3 ! ! PUNCT _ 2 Méiyǒu punct 4 » » PUNCT _ 2 Méiyǒu punct 5 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 6 shopkeeper det 6 shopkeeper shopkeeper NOUN Number=Sing 7 said nsubj 7 said say VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 8 — - PUNCT _ 10 were punct 9 there there PRON PronType=Dem 10 were expl 10 were be VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 7 said ccomp 11 none none PRON PronType=Neg 10 were nsubj 12 left leave VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 11 none acl 13 . . PUNCT _ 7 said punct
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1 say speech: assert past Méiyǒu vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic 2 be past none there vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme 3 leave participle vn escape-51.1-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme
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