Chinese GCSE
Time Phrase
What Time Phrase means in Chinese GCSE, as defined for Pearson Edexcel.
Definitions of Time Phrase
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Words indicating when an action happens (e.g., 昨天 yesterday, 将来 in the future). Must be placed before the verb.
Words indicating when an action happens, placed before or immediately after the subject.
Topics that use Time Phrase
- Further study (Pearson Edexcel GCSE)
- Volunteering (Pearson Edexcel GCSE)
Related terms
- Modal Verb
- Register
- Aspect Marker (动态助词)
- Complex Structure
- Justification
- Measure Word (量词)
- Radical (部首)
- Aspect Particle
Using Time Phrase in the exam
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