Language: Mandarin Chinese (PTH)
Contributors: Guohua Zhang
Simplex verb
Verb meaning: BUILD [build]
Comment: jiàn(zào) functions in the same way as build both syntactically and semantically. It is in itself a compound verb, consisting of the two synonymous verbs jiàn and zào, both meaning 'build'. Both jiàn and zào can be used independently, but the former is more formal than the latter. And jiànzào is the most formal one. When used in BA or BEI constructions, a complement is often used for syntactic and phonological reasons.
Examples: see at the bottom
Schema: 1 > V > 2
| # | Microrole | Coding set | Argument type |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | builder | Ø | A |
| 2 | built thing | Ø | P |
| (45) |
工人们在建造桥梁。 Gōngrénmen zài jiànzào qiáoliáng. gongren-men worker-PL zai PRES jianzao build qiaoliang bridge The workers are building a bridge. |
| Alternation | Derived coding frame | Alternation class | Occurs | Comment | # Ex. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| (12) |
我们建好了房子。 Wǒmen jiànhǎo le fángzi. women 1PL jian-hao-le build-finished-PERF fangzi house We have built a house. |
| (248) |
房子建好了。 Fángzi jiànhǎo le. fangzi house jian-hao-le build-finished-PERF The house has been built. |
