Event-Motion SVC Mandarin Chinese
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                    The following sentences exemplify a sub-type of an aspectual SVC in Mandarin Chinese. More TypeCraft wiki pages on Mandarin Chinese can be found here
- SEM: E-activity + PATH+ DEIXIS
 - SYN:V1 V2 (V3)
 
然后突然有一只苍蝇飞过来。
“Then, suddenly, there flies a fly.”
| ránhòu | 
| ránhòu | 
| then | 
| ADVtemp | 
| tūrán | 
| tūrán | 
| suddenly | 
| ADVm | 
| yǒu | 
| yǒu | 
| there.is | 
| V | 
| yì | 
| yì | 
| one | 
| ART | 
| zhī | 
| zhī | 
| CL | 
| CLFnum | 
| cāngying | 
| cāngying | 
| flySBJTH | 
| Ncomm | 
| fēi | 
| fēi | 
| flyPRED | 
| V1 | 
| guò | 
| guò | 
| acrossPATH | 
| V2 | 
| lái | 
| lái | 
| come | 
| V3 | 
(它)就大胆地走过来,
“(it) then comes here boldly.”
| (tā) | 
| (tā) | 
| (it)SBJTH | 
| PN | 
| jiù | 
| jiù | 
| then | 
| ADVm | 
| dàdǎn | 
| dàdǎn | 
| boldly | 
| ADJ | 
| de | 
| de | 
| PRT | 
| zǒu | 
| zǒu | 
| walkPRED | 
| V1 | 
| guò | 
| guò | 
| passDIR | 
| V2 | 
| lái | 
| lái | 
| comeDIR | 
| V3 | 
小猫就扑过去。 
“Then the little cat rushes to it.”
| xiǎo | 
| xiǎo | 
| little | 
| ADJ | 
| māo | 
| māo | 
| catSBJ | 
| Ncomm | 
| jiù | 
| jiù | 
| then | 
| ADVm | 
| pū | 
| pū | 
| jumpPRED | 
| V1 | 
| guò | 
| guò | 
| acrossPATH | 
| V2 | 
| qu | 
| qu | 
| go | 
| V3 | 
然后小猫就扑上去
“Then the little cat jumps onto it.”
| ránhòu | 
| ránhòu | 
| then | 
| ADVtemp | 
| xiǎo | 
| xiǎo | 
| little | 
| ADJ | 
| māo | 
| māo | 
| catSBJ | 
| Ncomm | 
| jiù | 
| jiù | 
| PRT | 
| pū | 
| pū | 
| jumpPRED | 
| V1 | 
| shàng | 
| shàng | 
| onPATH | 
| PREP | 
| qù | 
| qù | 
| goDIR | 
| V2 | 
他走来走去。
“He is walking up and down.”
| tā | 
| tā | 
| heSBJSG3PAGTMASC | 
| PN | 
| zŏu | 
| zŏu | 
| walkPRED | 
| V1 | 
| lái | 
| lái | 
| comeDIR | 
| V2 | 
| zŏu | 
| zŏu | 
| walkPRED | 
| V3 | 
| qù | 
| qù | 
| goDIR | 
| V4 | 
他跪下来求我。
“He knelt down to beg me.”
| tā | 
| tā | 
| heSBJSG3PAGTMASC | 
| PN | 
| guì | 
| guì | 
| kneelPRED | 
| V1 | 
| xià | 
| xià | 
| downPATH | 
| V2 | 
| lái | 
| lái | 
| comeDIR | 
| V3 | 
| qiú | 
| qiú | 
| begPRED | 
| V4 | 
| wŏ | 
| wŏ | 
| IOBJPT1SG | 
| PN | 
他走过去开门
“He walked over and open the door”
| tā | 
| tā | 
| heSBJAGT3SGMASC | 
| PN | 
| zŏu | 
| zŏu | 
| walkPRED | 
| V1 | 
| guò | 
| guò | 
| acrossPATH | 
| V2 | 
| qù | 
| qù | 
| go | 
| V3 | 
| kāi | 
| kāi | 
| openPRED | 
| V4 | 
| mén | 
| mén | 
| doorOBJTH | 
| N |