3. Radicals of “Legs”
and the ideas they
mostly represent
走走
running
彳彳
walking;
road
足足
foot
止止
foot
廴廴
walking
夊夊
walking
疋疋
walking
行行
walking;
road
辵辶辵辶
walking; road
4. Radicals of “Legs”
足足
足足
foot
距距
jù
distance;
be away
from
足足
zú
foot; leg;
enough跌跌
diē
fall; drop
跟跟
gēn
heel ; follow (close behind); together
with; and; with; toward, to; from
貧富差X
贫富差X
pín-fù chā-X
gap between the
rich and the poor
5. Radicals of “Legs”
止止
• 此
武武
wǔ
martial, m
ilitary
歷历
lì
experience; all past
[occasions etc.]; all
步步
bù
step, pace
此此
cǐ
this;
now, here
止止
foot
同X同X
tóng-X
synchronize
10. Radicals of “Legs”
彳彳
彳彳
walking;
road
往往
yán
go, go to; towards,
in the direction of;
past, previous
德德
dé
morality, ethics
律律
lǜ
law, rule; restrain
復复
fù
resume, recover;
retaliate; repeatedly
往年往年
wǎngnián
(in) former years;
(during) past
years
12. Radicals of “Legs”
夊夊
chŭ
dwell; get
along;
handle;
punish
處处
chù
place;
department,
office
冬冬
dōng
winter
夏夏
xià
summer夊夊
walking
處境困難
处境困难
chǔjìng kùnnán
be in a difficult
________situation
13.
14. V-O, V-C &
Serial Verbs
Compound
• Why are they V-O/V-
C/Serial Verbs
compounds?打 工
打 工
dǎgōng
work (part-
time/temporarily) ;
do manual labour
打 破
打 破
dǎpò
break, smash
採 用
采 用
cǎiyòng
use, adopt
V. N.
V. V.
(action) (result)
V. V.
(1st
action)
(2nd action)
15. V-O, V-C &
Serial Verbs
Compound
• Why are they V-O/V-
C/Serial Verbs compound?
提 問
提 问
tíwèn
ask/raise a question;
question(s)
提 高
提 高
tígāo
raise, elevate; improve
提 交
提 交
tíjiāo
submit (like a matter
needing resolution) to
V. N.
V. V.
(action) (result)
V. V.
(1st action) (2nd action)
16. • V-C compound?
Serial Verbs compound?
Serial Verbs
Compound
申辦申办 送行送行
查處查处 導遊導游
雇用雇用 遊說游说
請教请教 推翻推翻
shēnbàn
apply (for
the right) to
operate
sòngxíng
see (sb) off
cháchǔ
examine/in-
vestigate and
deal with
yóushuì
canvass; to
lobby
gùyòng
hire, emplo
y
qǐngjiào
ask for
advice;
consult
dǎoyóu
tour guide
tuīfān
overthrow;
repudiate
17. • Same person (X-X)
• Different people (X-Y)
Two kinds of
Serial-verb
compounds
申 辦
申 办
shēnbàn
apply (for the right)
to operate
請 教
请 教
qǐngjiào
ask for advice;
consult
V. V.
(X) (Y)
V. V.
(X) (X)
18. • Please circle the words you
think are more semantically
salient in this passage.
• 華盛頓計劃申辦2024夏季奧運
會。
• 华盛顿计划申办2024夏季奥运
会。
• 許多企業老板在做重大決定前,
會請教風水師的意見。
• 许多企业老板在做重大决定前,
会请教风水师的意见。
In a sentence
19. • Same person (X-X)?
• Different people (X-Y)?
• Circle the salient
characters. characterically
salient in a word
Two kinds of
Serial-verb
compounds
申辦申办 送行送行
查處查处 導遊導游
雇用雇用 遊說游说
請教请教 派駐派驻
shēnbàn
apply (for
the right) to
operate
cháchǔ
examine/in-
vestigate and
deal with
gùyòng
hire,
employ
qǐngjiào
ask for
advice;
consult
sòngxíng
see (sb) off
yóushuì
canvass; to
lobby
dǎoyóu
tour guide
pàizhù
be
accredited
to
20. • Please circle the character
you think are more
semantically salient in a
word.
Semantic salience
查獲查獲 引進引进
承辦承办 申訴申诉
併購并购 撤換撤换
審議审议 拆遷拆迁
cháhuò
search for
and seize
chéngbàn
undertake
(to do sth)
bìnggòu
acquire (a
company);
merge with
shěnyì
review;
consider
-ation
yǐnjìn
introduce
from
elsewhere
chāiqiān
remove and
replace
shēnsù
complain,
address an
appeal
chāiqiān
demolish
and relocate
21. • Please circle the words you
think are more semantically
salient in this passage.
• 大陸科技企業有意併購台灣hTC,
經濟分析師表示,台灣對陸資投
資有嚴格限制,如要併購hTC,
難如登天。
• 大陆科技企业有意并购台湾hTC,
经济分析师表示,台湾对陆资投
资有严格限制,如要并购hTC,
难如登天。
In a sentence
22. • Please circle the words you
think are more semantically
salient in this passage.
• 印度尼西亞計劃引進中國導彈技
術,但雙方一直無法簽署協議,
據了解,主要原因是中方希望保
護自己的知識產權。
• 印度尼西亚计划引进中国导弹技
术,但双方一直无法签署协议,
据了解,主要原因是中方希望保
护自己的知识产权。
In a sentence