Chinese GCSE
Complex Structure
What Complex Structure means in Chinese GCSE, as defined for Pearson Edexcel.
Definitions of Complex Structure
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Sentences using paired conjunctions like 虽然...但是... (although...but...) or 不但...而且... (not only...but also...).
Sentences using paired connectives like 因为...所以... (because...therefore) or 虽然...但是... (although...but).
Paired conjunctions like 虽然...但是... (although...but) or 不但...而且... (not only...but also).
Topics that use Complex Structure
- Further study (Pearson Edexcel GCSE)
- Identity and culture (Pearson Edexcel GCSE)
- Preferences (Pearson Edexcel GCSE)
Related terms
- Particle 了 (le)
- Register
- Justification
- Justified Opinion
- Measure Word (量词 - liàngcí)
- Measure Word (量词)
- Modal Verb
- Pinyin (拼音)
Using Complex Structure in the exam
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