wan Who acts: Wan, wan smile, Wan light, wǎn, wàn, these · What happens: mean, look, be, not be, give, say · To what, where: weak smile, ten thousand, English words, wan smile, garden, water · Speech: someone speaks here
«wan» in the school dictionary: its 4 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: wan in the school dictionary .
Meaning 1 Wan means pale and looking ill or tired.
nsubj xcomp cc conj xcomp cc conj punct root Wan NOUN means VERB pale ADJ and CCONJ looking VERB ill ADJ or CCONJ tired ADJ . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Wan wan NOUN Number=Sing 2 means nsubj 2 means mean VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 3 pale pale ADJ Degree=Pos 2 means xcomp 4 and and CCONJ _ 5 looking cc 5 looking look VERB Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part 3 pale conj 6 ill ill ADJ Degree=Pos 5 looking xcomp 7 or or CCONJ _ 8 tired cc 8 tired tired ADJ Degree=Pos 6 ill conj 9 . . PUNCT _ 2 means punct
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1 mean present Wan pale property vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent 2 look gerund Wan not said here ill property vn stimulus_subject-30.4 «NP V ADJ»: agent=Stimulus
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 A wan smile is a weak, tired or sad smile.
det amod nsubj cop det amod punct conj cc conj punct root A DET wan ADJ smile NOUN is AUX a DET weak ADJ , PUNCT tired ADJ or CCONJ sad ADJ smile NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 A a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 3 smile det 2 wan wan ADJ Degree=Pos 3 smile amod 3 smile smile NOUN Number=Sing 11 smile nsubj 4 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 11 smile cop 5 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 11 smile det 6 weak weak ADJ Degree=Pos 11 smile amod 7 , , PUNCT _ 8 tired punct 8 tired tired ADJ Degree=Pos 6 weak conj 9 or or CCONJ _ 10 sad cc 10 sad sad ADJ Degree=Pos 6 weak conj 11 smile smile NOUN Number=Sing root root 12 . . PUNCT _ 11 smile punct
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1 is a present a wan smile a weak smile tree rules
Meaning 3 Usage: old, poetic — kept apart, not parsed.
Wan light is faint and weak.
amod nsubj cop cc conj punct root Wan ADJ light NOUN is AUX faint ADJ and CCONJ weak ADJ . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Wan wan ADJ Degree=Pos 2 light amod 2 light light NOUN Number=Sing 4 faint nsubj 3 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 4 faint cop 4 faint faint ADJ Degree=Pos root root 5 and and CCONJ _ 6 weak cc 6 weak weak ADJ Degree=Pos 4 faint conj 7 . . PUNCT _ 4 faint punct
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1 is present Wan light faint property tree rules 2 be Wan light not said here tree rules
Meaning 4 Usage: Mandarin, pinyin — kept apart, not parsed.
wǎn can mean evening or late, and wàn means ten thousand; these are not English words.
The tree, 16 words nsubj aux obj cc conj punct cc nsubj parataxis compound obj punct nsubj cop advmod amod conj punct root wǎn NOUN can AUX mean VERB evening NOUN or CCONJ late ADJ , PUNCT and CCONJ wàn NOUN means VERB ten NUM thousand NUM ; PUNCT these PRON are AUX not PART English ADJ words NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 wǎn wǎn NOUN Number=Sing 3 mean nsubj 2 can can AUX VerbForm=Fin 3 mean aux 3 mean mean VERB VerbForm=Inf root root 4 evening evening NOUN Number=Sing 3 mean obj 5 or or CCONJ _ 6 late cc 6 late late ADJ Degree=Pos 4 evening conj 7 , , PUNCT _ 10 means punct 8 and and CCONJ _ 10 means cc 9 wàn wàn NOUN Number=Sing 10 means nsubj 10 means mean VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 3 mean parataxis 11 ten ten NUM NumForm=Word NumType=Card 12 thousand compound 12 thousand thousand NUM NumForm=Word NumType=Card 10 means obj 13 ; ; PUNCT _ 18 words punct 14 these this PRON Number=Plur PronType=Dem 18 words nsubj 15 are be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 18 words cop 16 not not PART Polarity=Neg 18 words advmod 17 English English ADJ Degree=Pos 18 words amod 18 words word NOUN Number=Plur 10 means conj 19 . . PUNCT _ 3 mean punct
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1 mean can wǎn evening vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent 2 mean present wàn ten thousand vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent thousand=Topic 3 not is a present these English words tree rules
Example 1 She looked wan after a week with flu.
nsubj xcomp case det obl case obl punct root She PRON looked VERB wan ADJ after ADP a DET week NOUN with ADP flu 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 looked nsubj 2 looked look VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 3 wan wan ADJ Degree=Pos 2 looked xcomp 4 after after ADP _ 6 week case 5 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 6 week det 6 week week NOUN Number=Sing 2 looked obl 7 with with ADP _ 8 flu case 8 flu flu NOUN Number=Sing 2 looked obl 9 . . PUNCT _ 2 looked punct
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1 look past She week with flu; wan property vn stimulus_subject-30.4 «NP V ADJ»: agent=Stimulus
Example 2 He gave a wan smile and said he was fine.
nsubj det amod obj cc conj nsubj cop ccomp punct root He PRON gave VERB a DET wan ADJ smile NOUN and CCONJ said VERB he PRON was AUX fine ADJ . 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 gave nsubj 2 gave give VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 3 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 5 smile det 4 wan wan ADJ Degree=Pos 5 smile amod 5 smile smile NOUN Number=Sing 2 gave obj 6 and and CCONJ _ 7 said cc 7 said say VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 2 gave conj 8 he he PRON Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 10 fine nsubj 9 was be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 10 fine cop 10 fine fine ADJ Degree=Pos 7 said ccomp 11 . . PUNCT _ 2 gave punct
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1 give past He a wan smile vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent smile=Theme 2 say speech: assert past He not said here vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent 3 is past he fine property tree rules
Example 3 The wan winter sun barely warmed the garden.
det amod compound nsubj advmod det obj punct root The DET wan ADJ winter NOUN sun NOUN barely ADV warmed VERB the DET garden NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 4 sun det 2 wan wan ADJ Degree=Pos 4 sun amod 3 winter winter NOUN Number=Sing 4 sun compound 4 sun sun NOUN Number=Sing 6 warmed nsubj 5 barely barely ADV _ 6 warmed advmod 6 warmed warm VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 7 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 8 garden det 8 garden garden NOUN Number=Sing 6 warmed obj 9 . . PUNCT _ 6 warmed punct
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1 warm past the wan winter sun the garden barely property vn other_cos-45.4 «NP V NP.patient»: agent=Agent garden=Patient
Example 4 Your face is so wan — sit down and have some water.
nmod:poss nsubj cop advmod punct parataxis compound:prt cc conj det obj punct root Your PRON face NOUN is AUX so ADV wan ADJ — PUNCT sit VERB down ADP and CCONJ have VERB some DET water NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Your your PRON Case=Gen Person=2 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 2 face nmod:poss 2 face face NOUN Number=Sing 5 wan nsubj 3 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 5 wan cop 4 so so ADV _ 5 wan advmod 5 wan wan ADJ Degree=Pos root root 6 — - PUNCT _ 7 sit punct 7 sit sit VERB Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin 5 wan parataxis 8 down down ADP _ 7 sit compound:prt 9 and and CCONJ _ 10 have cc 10 have have VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 7 sit conj 11 some some DET PronType=Ind 12 water det 12 water water NOUN Number=Sing 10 have obj 13 . . PUNCT _ 5 wan punct
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1 is present Your face wan property tree rules 2 sit down infinitive vn assuming_position-50 «NP V»: agent=Agent 3 have present some water vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent water=Patient
Example 5 The patient's cheeks were wan and thin.
det nmod:poss case nsubj cop cc conj punct root The DET patient NOUN 's PART cheeks NOUN were AUX wan ADJ and CCONJ thin ADJ . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 patient det 2 patient patient NOUN Number=Sing 4 cheeks nmod:poss 3 's 's PART _ 2 patient case 4 cheeks cheek NOUN Number=Plur 6 wan nsubj 5 were be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 6 wan cop 6 wan wan ADJ Degree=Pos root root 7 and and CCONJ _ 8 thin cc 8 thin thin ADJ Degree=Pos 6 wan conj 9 . . PUNCT _ 6 wan punct
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1 is past the patient's cheeks wan property tree rules 2 be the patient's cheeks not said here tree rules
Example 6 In Mandarin, "wǎn shàng hǎo" means good evening.
case obl punct punct nsubj flat:foreign flat:foreign punct amod obj punct root In ADP Mandarin PROPN , PUNCT " PUNCT wǎn X shàng X hǎo X " PUNCT means VERB good ADJ evening 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 9 means obl 3 , , PUNCT _ 2 Mandarin punct 4 " " PUNCT _ 5 wǎn punct 5 wǎn wǎn X Foreign=Yes 9 means nsubj 6 shàng shàng X Foreign=Yes 5 wǎn flat:foreign 7 hǎo hǎo X Foreign=Yes 5 wǎn flat:foreign 8 " " PUNCT _ 5 wǎn punct 9 means mean VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 10 good good ADJ Degree=Pos 11 evening amod 11 evening evening NOUN Number=Sing 9 means obj 12 . . PUNCT _ 9 means punct
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1 mean present wǎn evening in Mandarin vn representation-110.1 «NP V NP PP.attribute»: agent=Pivot in mandarin=Attribute
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