Comments on: Chinese: A Language of Compound Words https://www.digmandarin.com/chinese-a-language-of-compound-words.html Wed, 04 May 2022 08:42:15 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.7.2 By: Tony Ferguson https://www.digmandarin.com/chinese-a-language-of-compound-words.html#comment-10837 Thu, 16 Apr 2020 17:29:15 +0000 http://www.digmandarin.com/?p=5907#comment-10837 I am helping a Chinese friend edit her book about growing up in China. One issue has been whether to “push” pinyin words together for Chinese names and short words, e.g., Mao Zedong or Ayi.

She also provides Chinese characters whenever she uses a a Pinyin word, e.g., Ayi (阿姨) or Lin Yue-jiang (林越江).

However, we have not figured out what to do about pushing the pinyin words in a Chinese phrase like “Going through the backdoor.” Do you think we should write zou hou men or Zouhoumen?
Tony

]]> By: Jason Castaldo https://www.digmandarin.com/chinese-a-language-of-compound-words.html#comment-6110 Wed, 15 Mar 2017 12:20:00 +0000 http://www.digmandarin.com/?p=5907#comment-6110 The article is great and matches what I am discovering as I study Chinese. Would you happen to have a recommendation for a book or study guide that organizes words by compound to make it easier to learn related vocabulary?

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