A Study of Mandarin Chinese Pronouns 汉语代è¯ç ”究

Abstract

There is a little misconception about Mandarin Chinese grammar. Some people believe that Mandarin Chinese grammar is difficult while others say it is easy. Some set of people think that Mandarin Chinese has no grammar at all. Mandarin Chinese has a grammar though it has a simple structure with no inflection. With the global popularity of Mandarin Chinese, it is important to pay attention to its grammar. Mandarin Chinese grammar poses a big challenge to many foreigners learning it. Mandarin Chinese words can be divided into two broad categories: content words and function words. Pronoun is one of the content words. Pronouns are words used in place of a noun or noun phrase. In order words, pronouns substitute nouns and noun phrases in a sentence. Since pronoun is used to substitute noun and noun phrase to avoid unnecessary repetition of the same words, their antecedents need to be clear to avoid confusion. The aim of this research is to help students learning Mandarin Chinese, especially foreigners, grasp the knowledge of Mandarin Chinese pronouns.