修饰语

修飾語
xiūshìyǔ
noun

Meanings

  1. 1 modifier (grammar)

Examples

HSK 5
在“红苹果”里,“红”是修饰语。
Zài " hóng píngguǒ " lǐ, " hóng " shì xiūshìyǔ.
In "red apple", "red" is the modifier.
HSK 7-9
Hànyǔ de xiūshìyǔ tōngcháng fàng zài bèi xiūshì de cí qiánmian.
In Chinese, a modifier usually comes before the word it modifies.

Tips

grammar
A modifier before a noun is a 定语 "attributive", and one before a verb or adjective is a 状语 "adverbial"; 修饰语 covers both. The word being modified is the 中心语 "head".

Stroke Order

修 xiū
饰 shì
语 yǔ