apposition in Chinese
apposition in Chinese is 并列 — apposition means a construction in which one noun or noun phrase is placed with another as an explanatory equivalent, both of them having the same syntactic function in the sentence.
apposition in Chinese
并列
Pronounced: bìng liè
(grammar) A construction in which one noun or noun phrase is placed with another as an explanatory equivalent, both of them having the same syntactic function in the sentence.
What does "apposition" mean?
- noun A construction in which one noun or noun phrase is placed with another as an explanatory equivalent, both of them having the same syntactic function in the sentence.
- noun The relationship between such nouns or noun phrases.
- noun The quality of being side by side, apposed instead of opposed, next to each other.
- noun A placing of two things side by side, or the fitting together of two things.
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What is "apposition" in Chinese?
"apposition" in Chinese is 并列. apposition means: A construction in which one noun or noun phrase is placed with another as an explanatory equivalent, both of them having the same syntactic function in the sentence.
How do you pronounce 并列?
"apposition" in Chinese is 并列, pronounced "bìng liè".
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