| Basic coding frame | Derived coding frame | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 > (LOC2 >) V > 3 | → | N/A |
Alternation occurs: Regularly
| (59) |
工人们往卡车上装干草。 Gōngrén men wǎng kǎchē shàng zhuāng gàncǎo. gongren-men worker-PL wang PREP kache-shang truck-LOC zhuang load gancao hay The workers loaded hay onto the truck. Comment: The Locative shàng here literally means on or on the top of and it is usually used like a suffix, following a noun indicating a place. |
| (164) |
这种货物装起来很麻烦。 Zhèzhǒng huòwu zhuāngqǐlái hěn máfan. zhe-zhong this-kind huowu goods zhuang-qilai load-APPL hen very mafan troublesome It is very uneasy to load this kind of goods. |
| (260) |
这种车子装起来很麻烦。 Zhèzhǒng chēzǐ zhuāngqǐlái hěn máfan. zhe-zhong this-kind chezi truck zhuang-qilai load-APPL hen very mafan troublesome It is not easy to load this kind of truck. |
