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Serial verb constructions
Serial verb construction is a basic feature of Chinese grammar, in which two or more verbs are concatenated together. Also known as verb stacking, serial verb construction typically manifests itself in two ways: verbal complements, which appear after the main verb, and coverbs, which appear before the main verb. Such stacking is also […]

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Another category of devices unique to Chinese are the modal particles, used to express mood, or an expression of how a statement relates to reality and/or intent. Among them, the most important are:
Le (inceptive)
我(wǒ) 没(méi) 有(yǒu) 钱(qián) 了(le)。 [我沒有錢了。]
As of now, I have no money. (I’ve gone broke.)
Ne (pending) — frequently co-ordinates with 還/还 hái […]

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