Chinese-Particles

All you need to know about Chinese Particles, Modal Particles

Modal Particles

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These are unique to Chinese. These are used to express the mood of the sentence or the intent inherent in the sentence. Among them, the most important are:

  • Le (inceptive)
    o Wo mei you qian le

As of now, I have no money. (I've gone broke.)

Chinese Particles

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In Chinese, words are divided into two classes: the shízì ("solid word") and the xūzì ("empty word"). The solid words include verbs, nouns, and adjectives, while the latter includes particles.

Chinese particles are also known as yǔzhù , zhùzì, zhùcí, yǔcí or simply cí.