Noun Predicate Sentences: 今天晴天、他中国人

Chinese grammar · HSK 2 · 名词谓语句 · By Carson 木林森

In Chinese, a noun or noun phrase can be the predicate — no verb needed. Common for: - Time/date: 今天星期三。(Today is Wednesday.) - Age: 我八岁。(I am 8.) - Weather: 今天晴天。(Today is sunny.) - Nationality/origin: 他中国人。(He is Ch…

今天晴天 jīn tiān qíng tiān 他中国人 tā zhōng guó rén

Structure: Subject + Noun Phrase

⚠️ Only used in present tense for these fixed categories. For past/future or emphasis, use 是.

❌ 他美国人了。(Use 是 for change of state)
✅ 他是美国人。(general statement needing 是)

Worked examples

Chinese	Pinyin	English	What it shows
今天星期五。	Jīn tiān xīng qī wǔ.	Today is Friday.	Day of week as noun predicate — no verb needed
我妈妈四十岁。	Wǒ māma sì shí suì.	My mom is forty years old.	Age with 岁 as noun predicate
今天晴天，明天下雨。	Jīn tiān qíng tiān, míng tiān xià yǔ.	Today is sunny; tomorrow it will rain.	Weather noun predicate; contrast present noun predicate vs. verbal predicate

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