zhǎnshì (展示)

Language: Mandarin Chinese (PTH)

Contributors: Guohua Zhang

Unknown verb

Verb meaning: SHOW [show]

Comment: In Mandarin, zhanshi normally goes together with a PP, and zhanshi is a compound meaning 'exhibit and show'. Therefore, no precise counterpart exists in Mandarin.

Basic coding frame

Schema: 1 > (PREP+2 >) V > 3

# Microrole Coding set Argument type
1 shower Ø A
2 showing addressee PREP+NP X
3 shown thing Ø P
Examples for basic coding frame:
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画家(向我们)展示他的作品。
Huàjiā (xiàng wǒmen) zhǎnshì tā de zuòpǐn.
huajia
painter
(xiang
(to
women)
1PL)
zhanshi
show
ta-de
3SG-POSS
zuopin
painting
The painter is showing his paintings (to us).

Alternations

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